New Mail Rules at Alexandria Detention Center and a Complete Mailing Checklist
Mail rules at the Alexandria Adult Detention Center changed on June 24, 2024. Here's where to send personal mail now, what still goes directly to the facility, and a quick checklist to use before you mail anything.
Starting June 24, 2024, the Alexandria Adult Detention Center no longer accepts personal mail at the facility. Personal mail - postcards, letters, greeting cards - now goes through Smart Communications, which scans it and delivers it to inmates electronically.
Sending a postcard, letter, or greeting card? Address it to Smart Communications and mail it here: Smart Communications/Alexandria Detention Center, Inmate Name #Inmate Number, P.O. Box 9200, Seminole, FL 33775-9200. Include the inmate's full name and inmate number so it gets matched to the right person.
- ✓ Include the sender’s first and last name
- ✓ Include a full return address
Note: Smart Communications scans personal mail and delivers it electronically. Inmates won't receive the original paper copy.
Direct to Facility
- ✓ Legal mail - send directly to: Alexandria Adult Detention Center, Inmate Name, 2001 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314
- ✓ Court documents - send directly to: Alexandria Adult Detention Center, Inmate Name, 2001 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314
- ✓ Bank statements - send directly to: Alexandria Adult Detention Center, Inmate Name, 2001 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314
- ✓ Subscriptions - send directly to: Alexandria Adult Detention Center, Inmate Name, 2001 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314
For anything that must still go straight to the jail (like legal mail, court documents, bank statements, and subscriptions), use the Detention Center’s address: 2001 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Checklist Formatting
- ✓ For personal mail, address the envelope to: Smart Communications/Alexandria Detention Center
- ✓ For personal mail, include: Inmate Name #Inmate Number
- ✓ For personal mail, mail to: P.O. Box 9200, Seminole, FL 33775-9200
- ✓ Put the sender’s first and last name in the return address area
- ✓ Put a full return address on the envelope
- ✓ For legal mail, court documents, bank statements, and subscriptions, send directly to the facility (not the P.O. Box)
- ✓ For items going to the facility, address to: Alexandria Adult Detention Center, Inmate Name, 2001 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314
Personal letter, postcard, or greeting card: Smart Communications/Alexandria Detention Center, Jane Doe #123456, P.O. Box 9200, Seminole, FL 33775-9200. Legal mail, subscription, bank statement, or court document: Alexandria Adult Detention Center, Jane Doe, 2001 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314.
- Go to www.SmartInmate.com - use it if you don’t know the inmate’s ID number.
- Search under “Alexandria Detention Center VA” - find the correct recipient and use the listed ID number on the Smart Communications mailing address.
Reminder: Personal mail goes to the Florida P.O. Box. Legal mail, court documents, bank statements, and subscriptions go to the Mill Road address. Don't forget the inmate number on Smart Communications mail, and always include your full return address - missing either can cause delays.
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