New Marin Jail Protocols Aim To Halt Contraband

MARIN COUNTY, CA —A new inmate mail system that aims to halt the delivery of contraband will go into effect next month, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Wednesday.

Marin has contacted with Pigeonly Corrections, a private company that will handle incoming “non-legal” mail.

Pigeonly Corrections on its website claims it “provides a low-cost postal mail solution that allows correctional facilities to receive legal and non-legal postal mail without the risk of contraband, protecting the safety of government employees while ensuring inmates' constitutional right to postal mail.

Pigeonly will handle incoming non-legal mail including letter, greeting cards and children’s drawings. Marin County Jail will continue processing legal mail, official documents such as birth certificates and driver’s licenses, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Effective May 2, incoming mail to Marin County Jail inmates must be sent to a Las Vegas sorting facility.

“Pigeonly Corrections will operate this central facility,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

“They will open all non-legal mail and scan them into a digital color copy. The copy is printed and delivered to Marin County Jail. Originals are temporarily stored and securely destroyed. Originals will not be returned to the sender.”

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