Why Your Mail to Allegany County Detention Center Goes to Greensboro (and How to Address It)
Tried to mail a letter to Allegany County Detention Center and noticed it goes to Greensboro, NC? That's not a mistake. The facility uses off-site mail scanning, so your envelope needs to be addressed their way or it won't get processed.
Allegany County Detention Center doesn't deliver personal mail directly to inmates. All personal mail goes to an off-site scanning facility first.
Once your letter arrives there, staff search and scan it into the system. That scanned copy is what the person you're writing to actually receives.
Note: Mail goes to Greensboro for processing - not to the detention center itself. Your physical envelope won't be hand-delivered.
Use the exact format below so your mail reaches the scanning center and gets matched to the right person: Allegany Count Detention Center (Inmate Name, Inmate ID Number) 5261 PO Box 18247 Greensboro, NC 27419
Tip: Small mistakes slow things down. Write the inmate's name clearly and double-check that the inmate ID number matches the required format exactly.
Prohibitions
- ✓ Money (cash)
- ✓ Checks
- ✓ Packages
- ✓ Magazines
- ✓ Newspapers
- ✓ Any funds sent through the mail (use jailatm.com or the Jail ATM kiosk in the facility vestibule instead)
Prohibited items won't "make it through anyway." Stick to a straightforward letter with the correct address. Need to send money? Use the facility's approved deposit options instead of tucking cash into an envelope.
After your mail arrives at the off-site facility, it's searched and scanned. The person you're writing to won't hold a paper letter - your message gets delivered electronically and viewed on the facility's tablets.
Note: Your letter ends up on a tablet, not in someone's hands. That's how the mail process works here - electronic access, not paper delivery.
- Address the envelope using the Greensboro format - Include the inmate’s name and inmate ID number, and use the PO Box in Greensboro exactly as listed.
- Mail only what the system can process - Personal mail is routed to an off-site scanning facility, so send a standard letter and avoid adding anything that could get rejected.
- ✓ Don’t send cash or checks.
- ✓ Don’t send packages.
- ✓ Don’t send magazines or newspapers.
- ✓ If you need to add money to an inmate’s account, use jailatm.com or the Jail ATM kiosk in the facility vestibule (not the mail).
Tip: Since mail gets scanned and read on tablets, keep your handwriting clear and legible. Your loved one will be viewing it on a screen.
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