SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — On January 5, the Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) is switching to a new mail system for inmates, replacing the current third-party service with a direct service.
All personal, non-legal mail sent to and by incarcerated people will be processed and delivered directly by mail rooms at the Utah State Correctional Facility and the Central Utah Correctional Facility.
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“Starting January 5, 2026, personal mail for incarcerated people should be sent directly to the respective correctional facility,” Central Utah Correctional Facility mailroom manager Chaylee Mickelson explained in a video posted by UDC.
Under the new system, inbound non-legal mail will be scanned, and a color copy will be delivered to the individual. Utah State Correctional Facility mailroom manager Cathie Trujillo said that the scan is done to prevent contraband entering correctional facilities. Outbound non-legal mail will continue to be processed internally and sent to recipients by the U.S. Postal Service, as usual…