Mail and Photos to Hancock County Jail

The Mailing Address

Send mail to:

[Full Legal Name, Booking Number]
Hancock County Jail
50 State Street
Ellsworth, ME 04605

This address is confirmed directly from the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office website. Always include a complete, legible return address on the envelope.

What We Could Confirm, and What We Couldn’t

Hancock County’s official visitation policy document covers visiting, phone, video visitation, and money in detail. It does not include the kind of mail-specific rules that some other Maine county jails publish, such as accepted paper colors, banned items, or photo size limits. We checked the Sheriff’s Office website directly and did not find a separate published mail policy for Hancock County Jail.

Instead of guessing at rules based on other facilities, here’s the honest situation: if you’re sending a standard letter, the address above is confirmed and should work. If you want to send anything else, such as photos, a card, a book, or a package, call the jail directly at (207) 667-7588 first to confirm it’s allowed before you mail it.

Mail Inspection

Like other correctional facilities, incoming mail at Hancock County Jail is opened and inspected by staff before it reaches the inmate. This is standard practice across Maine county jails and isn’t specific to Hancock County, but it’s worth knowing before you send anything you’d consider private, since jail staff will see the contents.

Sending Money Through the Mail

Don’t mail cash or a check to Hancock County Jail to fund an inmate’s account. The jail’s confirmed money process runs through JPay, either online, by phone, or at the jail’s lobby kiosk. See the send money guide for the full process.

Legal Mail

Hancock County’s published materials don’t separately describe how legal mail from an attorney, court, or government office is handled compared to personal mail. If you’re an attorney or legal representative with a question about sending confidential correspondence, call (207) 667-7588 directly.

If Someone Has Transferred or Been Released

Hancock County doesn’t publish a searchable inmate roster. Before mailing anything, confirm the person is still in custody at Hancock County Jail using the inmate search guide, or by calling (207) 667-7588 directly.