Letters and photos go directly to the facility address. Books must ship from the publisher or Amazon. No packages from home.
USP Pollock follows BOP’s standard correspondence policy. Letters and cards are accepted at the facility address. Publications like books and magazines must come from publishers or authorized retailers, not from your home. Packages from home are not permitted at federal facilities. All incoming mail is opened and inspected before it reaches the inmate.
Send all inmate mail to:
[Inmate Full Committed Name]
[Inmate 8-Digit Register Number]
USP Pollock
1000 Airbase Road
Pollock, LA 71467
Always use the inmate’s full committed name (the exact name recorded at sentencing) and their 8-digit BOP register number. Mail that cannot be matched to a current inmate will be returned or discarded.
Standard mail is accepted. Any paper, any ink color. Write in any language. Include your return address on every envelope so undeliverable mail can be sent back to you.
All incoming general mail at USP Pollock is opened and inspected for contraband and prohibited content before it is given to the inmate.
Standard print photos are accepted in regular mail at USP Pollock.
Accepted:
Not accepted:
Place photos loose in the envelope with your letter. Do not put them in a separate package.
For a convenient option, Pigeonly prints photos from your phone and mails them in the correct format for BOP facilities like USP Pollock. CorrLinks at corrlinks.com is text only and does not support photo attachments.
BOP policy requires publications to come directly from the publisher or an approved retailer, not from your home.
Books or magazines sent from a home address will be rejected and may not reach the inmate.
Packages from home are not permitted at BOP facilities. The narrow exceptions are:
Do not attempt to ship clothing, food, or personal items to USP Pollock. They will be rejected.
Mail from attorneys, courts, members of Congress, and certain other officials is classified as Special Mail under BOP policy. Special mail may only be opened in the presence of the inmate. Mark the envelope clearly: “Special Mail. Open Only in the Presence of the Inmate.”
Mail may be rejected or withheld if it:
The inmate is notified when their mail is rejected and can appeal through the BOP administrative remedy process.
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USP Pollock, 1000 Airbase Road, Pollock, LA 71467. Include the inmate's full committed name and 8-digit register number on every piece of mail. Both USP Pollock and FCI Pollock use 1000 Airbase Road, so the register number is essential to route mail correctly.
MailYes. Standard 4"x6" print photos are accepted in regular mail. No Polaroids, no nudity, no explicit content. Place photos loose in the envelope with a letter. For easy photo printing and mailing, Pigeonly formats and ships photos to BOP standards.
MailYes, but it must come directly from the publisher or a retailer like Amazon, not from your home address. Ship to the inmate's mailing address with their full name and register number. Books shipped from a home address will be rejected.
MailNo. BOP prohibits home packages at federal facilities. The only exceptions are release clothing or approved medical devices, and both require prior written approval from the inmate's unit team.
MailYes. All general incoming mail is opened and inspected before being given to the inmate. Special mail from attorneys and courts may only be opened in the inmate's presence.
MailThe inmate is notified when their mail is rejected. They can appeal through the BOP administrative remedy process. Common reasons for rejection include missing register number, prohibited content, or a package sent from home.
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