There is no expectation of privacy for e-mail messages. Every message will be reviewed by jail staff; therefore this system should not be used for legal or confidential mail, or any other privileged communications.

Please limit your correspondence to one message per day in lieu of a conventional letter.

Messages are limited to a single page and may not contain pictures or other attachments.

Inmates will not receive the message electronically. The message will be received by jail staff, printed and delivered in printed form to the inmate, generally the following day.

Inmates will not be able to respond via e-mail. Outgoing correspondence will continue to be by U.S. Mail.

When prompted to enter your address, please enter the address that you prefer the inmate to use for any written return correspondence.

Do not use the inmate email system to solicit business or advertise services. Messages that appear to be unsolicited advertisements will not be forwarded to the inmate.

E-mail received for inmates who are no longer in custody will not be delivered.

The inmate email system is not paid for using taxpayer dollars. Funding is provided entirely by the Inmate Welfare Fund.

1. Search for the inmate using the inmate's first and last name or by XREF.

2. From the list of inmate(s), click on the inmate's name to bring up a detail screen for that inmate.

3. Near the middle of the page is an envelope icon to "Email this inmate." Click that icon, and you will be directed to an e-mail verification screen.

4. Enter your email address in the email verification field, type in the two image verification words and click on "Submit Email Address."

5. Shortly after clicking "Submit Email Address," a new email message should appear in your email Inbox from noreply@sacsheriff.com. Open the email, click the link included in the message, and you are ready to begin your message to the inmate. Remember that you will be entering text into a web form, not your email program.

6. When you are done, click "Send" and your message is complete.