express mailed letter? Harris County Jail - Texas

murmurkibbies · #1 02-15-2007, 03:02 PM

Maybe I should have asked y'all before I did it, but I wrote a letter to my husband who's in Harris County jail, and had it express-mailed so it'd get there the next day, guaranteed.

When a letter is express mailed through USPS, they have to put it in this kind of big cardboard envelope... I later looked at the Harris County Inmate Info page, at what kind of mail they can receive, and it said "no packages"!!

Do you think they'll regard this as a package and just "Return to Sender" my letter, which I spent $14 to have sent to him ASAP??!!

I wouldn't have been in such a hurry, but I just told my parents (who have a land-line he can call collect) what's going on, and I want to hear from him NOW!!!! I don't know what's going on down there!!! (I live in Mississippi.)

jojacks · #2 02-15-2007, 03:14 PM

Not sure about Harris County, but I mailed a letter the same way to my grandson, here in Erath County. After I mailed it I called them and asked if they would accept it and they said yes. Maybe someone familiar with Harris County will come along and know.

murmurkibbies · #3 02-15-2007, 03:48 PM

Yeah... I thought about calling there and telling them what I was sending, but it would have arrived yesterday, so if they were gonna get rid of it, they probably already have.

jojacks · #4 02-15-2007, 04:23 PM

They might at least tell you if it would have been accepted.

**e_wife03** · #5 02-16-2007, 01:42 PM

pacakages are one thing mail is another . By packages i believe they meant you cant send them anything other than mail. Im sure they allowed him to have it you should call up there and ask

murmurkibbies · #6 02-16-2007, 01:45 PM

I'm not so worried about it anymore... I've decided to go ahead and fly out there anyway... I can get so much more done (if there is anything to be done) out there than from Mississippi (where I live).

Thanks for you help everyone.