Inmate Mail

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mailing Instructions

Inmate mail must be addressed as follows:

Inmate’s name

Inmate’s OCA#

Davidson County Sheriff’s Office

PO Box 196383

Nashville, TN 37219-6383

Items Accepted Through the Mail

• All correspondents must be stamped and mailed through the United States Postal Service
• Legal mail, letters, cards and Money Orders.
• Magazines, periodicals, soft back books and Bibles must be mailed directly from a commercial source such as the publisher, Internet Company or bookstore.
• Only 35mm (millimeter) pictures are allowed. (No nudity, pornographic, or explicit pictures will be allowed)

Items Not Accepted Through the Mail*

• Inmate to inmate mail (unless it is an immediate family member with prior approval).
• Items such as stamps, envelopes, papers, pens, etc. (these items may be purchased through inmate’s commissary)
• Hard back books, Bibles, or spiral books of any kind
• Plastic cards or pictures
• No Emergency Packages

         *Failure to comply with these rules will result in the mail being returned to the sender.