Genesee County Jail Mailing Address

The Address

Only mail delivered by the U.S. Postal Service is accepted:

[Complete Name]
Genesee County Jail
3839 West Main Street
Batavia, NY 14020

Your return address must include your full first and last name.

What Gets Refused

• Use basic letter or typing paper.
• No stickers, staples, paper clips, whiteout, heavy crayon or tape.
• Address labels and stamps are removed during inspection.

What You Can Drop Off

At the jail, you can leave:

• Up to 5 photos (no Polaroids), marked on the back with the person’s name
• Up to 3 magazines and 3 paperback books
• Two newspapers a day
• Money
• 3 white pairs of underwear, socks or T-shirts, and one white thermal undershirt, new in retail packaging

Write the person’s name on each item. No messages on dropped-off items; letters must be mailed.

Messages Go by Mail

Dropped-off items can’t carry messages, so anything you want to say has to come in the mail. Pigeonly prints a letter you type on your phone and mails it to the jail on West Main Street.