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Should I be worried if my letters havent been delivered?

I sent a letter, and pictures to my bf that's in county jail in ullin il, I sent it on Monday and for some reason he still hasn't received it, but all other mail that I've ever sent him he gets it in about 1-3 days, but this time he hasn't got it. I've checked my mail to make sure it didn't get returned or anything. So, do you know what the issue could be with him not getting it yet? What could I do to figure out what happened? It has lots of pictures of our kids in the letter I sent, so I'm just trying to figure out what happened because any other time he receives the letters within a day or two.

We have a pretty solid track record of getting the mail delivered.
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Answered by a former federal inmate · 14+ years advising families
✓ Verified answer February 07,2015 · Send Inmate Mail
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We have a pretty solid track record of getting the mail delivered. We only know if the mail gets returned that there was something wrong with the delivery. Be patient, you know they scrutinize every piece of mail and with pictures they take their time before passing it out.

Accepted Answer Date Created: February 07,2015
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