- 1). Phone the correctional facility and ask about its policy for sending stamps, envelopes and paper. Many prisons have websites with such information in the FAQs. If you can't send an inmate these items, you can send him money to buy them from the prison commissary. Inmates are not allowed to have cash in their possession, so all money received will be placed in their canteen account, which functions like a savings account within the prison. All purchases made by inmates from the prison's commissary are deducted from their canteen account.
- 2). Send stamps, envelopes and paper when allowed in a large envelope. Write the inmate's full name, prison registry number, the prison's complete address including city, state and ZIP code. Write your name and return address on the upper left corner. If you are unsure of the cost of postage, pay at the counter of a post office.
- 3). Allow three to five days for the inmate to receive his package, if it was sent by standard mail. Correctional facilities do not accept certified or registered mail that requires a signature for receipt.
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