Inmate mailing addresses, by state
Verified mailing addresses and mail rules for 689 US correctional facilities. Pick a state for how its inmate mail works, what you can and can't send, and every facility — then write and mail your letter without a printer.
- Alabama (5)the Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Alaska (14)the Alaska Department of Corrections
- Arizona (4)the Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Arkansas (2)the Federal Bureau of Prisons
- California (41)the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Colorado (22)the Colorado Department of Corrections
- Connecticut (12)the Connecticut Department of Correction
- Florida (8)the Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Georgia (31)the Georgia Department of Corrections
- Hawaii (9)the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Idaho (10)the Idaho Department of Correction
- Illinois (32)the Illinois Department of Corrections
- Indiana (1)the Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Kansas (9)the Kansas Department of Corrections
- Kentucky (20)the Kentucky Department of Corrections
- Louisiana (10)the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections
- Maine (6)the Maine Department of Corrections
- Maryland (11)the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
- Massachusetts (13)the Massachusetts Department of Correction
- Michigan (27)the Michigan Department of Corrections
- Minnesota (4)the Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Mississippi (11)the Mississippi Department of Corrections
- Missouri (20)the Missouri Department of Corrections
- Montana (2)the Montana Department of Corrections
- Nevada (8)the Nevada Department of Corrections
- New Hampshire (6)the New Hampshire Department of Corrections
- New Jersey (2)the Federal Bureau of Prisons
- New Mexico (1)the Federal Bureau of Prisons
- New York (44)the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
- North Carolina (4)the Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Ohio (26)the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
- Oklahoma (2)the Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Oregon (14)the Oregon Department of Corrections
- Pennsylvania (31)Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
- Puerto Rico (1)the Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Rhode Island (6)the Rhode Island Department of Corrections
- South Carolina (28)the South Carolina Department of Corrections
- South Dakota (7)the South Dakota Department of Corrections
- Tennessee (2)the Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Texas (118)the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
- Utah (2)the Utah Department of Corrections
- Vermont (6)the Vermont Department of Corrections
- Virginia (35)the Virginia Department of Corrections
- Washington (12)the Washington State Department of Corrections
- West Virginia (8)the Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Wisconsin (2)the Federal Bureau of Prisons
County & city jails
Local jails that accept standard letter mail at their own address — each with its own rules. (Jails that only take postcards or route mail through a scanning vendor aren't listed, since a letter to those is rejected.)
Arizona
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Virginia
- Central Virginia Regional JailOrange, VA · Orange County
- Henrico County Jail EastBarhamsville, VA · Henrico County
- Henrico County Jail WestHenrico, VA · Henrico County
- Middle Peninsula Regional Security CenterSaluda, VA · Middlesex County
- Middle River Regional JailStaunton, VA · Augusta County
- Northwestern Regional Adult Detention CenterWinchester, VA · Winchester City
- Piedmont Regional JailFarmville, VA · Prince Edward County
- Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention CenterManassas, VA · Prince William County
- Riverside Regional JailPrince George, VA · Prince George County
- Rockbridge Regional JailLexington, VA · Rockbridge County
- Virginia Peninsula Regional JailWilliamsburg, VA · Williamsburg City
Addresses and mail rules are verified against official Department of Corrections, Bureau of Prisons, and county sheriff sources and re-checked periodically. Facilities transfer and release people without notice, and mail policies change — always confirm the person's location and the current rules on the official site before mailing.