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The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office will be implementing a new mail delivery process where, starting Feb. 23, all non-privileged mail will have to be sent to Pigeonly Corrections’ mail processing center in order for it to be delivered to inmates at the Santa Rita Jail.
According to its website, Pigeonly Corrections is a mail delivery service that has been shipping “contraband-free mail to correctional facilities for over a decade.”
The ACSO stated in a recent press release that the change in its mail delivery system will help “enhance the safety of incarcerated individuals, staff, and the public.”
“The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office recognizes the importance of personal connections for individuals in our custody and their families,” the sheriff’s office said in its press release. “The new process balances safety with the need for timely and reliable correspondence.”
The sheriff’s office also noted how postal mail can be used to bring in contraband, including drugs, into correctional facilities and that in recent years, the office has seen “multiple fentanyl exposure incidents linked to mailed substances.”
“These incidents required emergency responses and, in several cases, life-saving interventions,” the sheriff’s office stated. “This new mail process is a proactive step to reduce these risks while continuing to support meaningful communication between incarcerated individuals and their loved ones.”
Any non-privileged mail sent to the Dublin jail after March 25 — 30 days after the new mail delivery system is implemented — will be returned to the sender. Privileged mail such as books, magazines and newspapers sent directly from publishers or distributors will not be processed through Pigeonly Corrections and will continue to be delivered directly to Santa Rita Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
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