12/18/2025
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Brookings County Detention Center – Updated Mail & Book Procedures
Beginning February 1st, 2026, all personal inmate mail must be sent directly to the Reliance Telephone Mail Processing Center. Once received, mail will be scanned and delivered electronically to the inmate’s device. Legal mail should still be sent to the Brookings County Detention Center and will continue to be processed at our facility. Any personal mail sent directly to the detention center after February 1st, 2026, will be returned to sender.
These changes are being implemented to ensure we remain ahead of the curve in preventing contraband from entering our facility. Detention centers nationwide have experienced significant increases in contraband-related incidents and inmate overdoses tied to traditional mail. Transitioning to electronic mail processing is a proactive measure to enhance safety for inmates, staff, and the community. This process is becoming more and more popular around the United States and is even being utilized already in counties within the State of South Dakota.
Please address mail as follows:
Brookings County Jail - SD
Inmate John Doe
1533 S 42nd Street - Suite 200
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Further guidelines include:
• No periodicals, books or magazines
• A reasonable number of pages, must fit in a standard envelope. Mail with excessive pages may be delayed or rejected
• Envelope and Mail is scanned in automatically page by page
• Pages should be no larger than 8.5"x14"
• No staples
• No privileged legal material
• No packages
• Physical mail will be destroyed by the processing facility.
• No nudity, weapons or mail that risks the safety and security of the facility
• No money, checks, or other forms of currency
Books and Personal Items:
Also effective February 1st, 2026, personal items of any kind, to include books, will no longer be accepted through mail or by being dropped off at the facility. Only medically necessary items pre-approved by the Jail Nurse will be allowed to be dropped off or mailed to our facility. Only books currently available at the facility or e-books accessible on inmate devices will be permitted.
We appreciate the public’s cooperation as we take these steps to strengthen facility security and reduce the risk of contraband.
