MARQUETTE, MI-- The Marquette County Jail is no longer accepting mail for inmates from the U.S. Postal Service.
Sheriff Greg Zyburt says over the years deputies have found drugs in letters, not only in their normal form but under stamps, soaked in the paper and in the envelope glue. He says people with personal protection orders would include messages in other mail to be given to the intended person by a cell mate.
After speaking with other counties, Zyburt says jail officials decided to implement e-messaging. The sender logs into securustech.net and creates an account, then types a message to an inmate. The email is sent to an electronic mailbox in the jail, then printed out, sorted, and delivered to inmates.
Zyburt says it’s convenient for the sender, costs about the same as a letter, and gets to the inmate in less time.
Inmates can continue to receive legal and clergy mail through the U.S. Postal Service.
