Postcards
The South Boise Women's Correctional Center allows inmates to receive pre-metered postcards like the type purchased from the post office. They may also allow certain photo postcards as long as they have not been tampered with or contain images that may be considered to be obscene or violent in nature. It is best to only use blue or black ink. Always include your name and return address.
Envelopes
The South Boise Women's Correctional Center also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates. It is best to only use blue or black ink.
Postcards and envelopes MUST HAVE the sender's full name and return address on the envelope.
Postcards and envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
Resident's Last Name and IDOC Number
Facility and Resident's Unit Number
Third Line: PO Box (ISCC - PO Box 70010, ISCI - PO Box 14, SICI/SICI-CRC- PO Box 8509, IMSI and SBWCC - PO Box 51)
Boise, ID 83707
(For PWCC, ICIO, NICI. SAWC, and CAPP, on the third line, use the address listed on the individual facility's page.)
Legal Mail
Send all Legal Mail to this Address:
Resident's Last Name and IDOC Number
Facility and Resident's Unit Number
Third Line: PO Box (ISCC - PO Box 70010, ISCI - PO Box 14, SICI/SICI-CRC- PO Box 8509, IMSI and SBWCC - PO Box 51)
Boise, ID 83707
(For PWCC, ICIO, NICI. SAWC, and CAPP, on the third line, use the address listed on the individual facility's page.)
Newspapers
Newspapers may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher.
Magazines
News, special interest or sports magazines may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher. Any magazines that contain profanity, weapons, pornography or other content that is adult in nature will be confiscated by the jail staff and will NOT be delivered to the inmate.
Books
The South Boise Women's Correctional Center allows books to be mailed directly to the jail from:
Edward R. Hamilton
Thrift Books
Discover Books
More than Words
Prison Book Program
Books a Million
Books N Things
Sure Shot Books
The Women's Prison Book Project
Idaho Prison Arts Collective
At this time, Amazon is not an approved vendor.
Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the South Boise Women's Correctional Center standards will be disposed of.
Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon.
All newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to:
Resident's Last Name and IDOC Number
Facility and Resident's Unit Number
Third Line: PO Box (ISCC - PO Box 70010, ISCI - PO Box 14, SICI/SICI-CRC- PO Box 8509, IMSI and SBWCC - PO Box 51)
Boise, ID 83707
(For PWCC, ICIO, NICI. SAWC, and CAPP, on the third line, use the address listed on the individual facility's page.)