NOTE: If you have any questions after reviewing these policies, contact: Patrick.Turpack@odrc.state.oh.us or call 330-333-7372
All personal mail must now be sent to a single location, where the mail is scanned and then sent to the inmate in a digital format. The address for personal mail is below.
Incarcerated persons may receive the following in a first-class letter:
Five photographs no nude, no Polaroid (no larger than 5 x 7)
Five newspaper clippings (no larger than 8 ½” x 11”)
Five pages written/typed correspondence on plain white paper (no larger than 8 ½” x 11)
Color greeting cards if they are commercially manufactured and have not been altered. Greeting cards must be single-fold only (multifold, musical and/or “pop out” cards are prohibited)
A religious organization may send a religious medallion to an incarcerated person subject to the possession limit, value limit, and certificate of ownership requirements.
Other items, including but not limited to, postage stamps, laminated stickers, glue, glitter, lipstick, or perfume, etc. are prohibited.
Postcards
The Lorain Correctional Institution 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 Lorain Correctional Institution 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:
Inmate's Full Name, Inmate's ID#
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Mail Processing Center
884 Coitsville-Hubbard Road
Youngstown, Ohio 44505
Legal Mail
Send all Legal Mail to this Address:
Mail to the facility - Address here.
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 Lorain Correctional Institution allows books to be mailed directly to the jail from a reputable source such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million. You can order them directly from your computer and have them shipped to the inmate at the address noted.
Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the Lorain Correctional Institution 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:
Mail to the facility. Address here.