How to Send Legal Mail to Your Attorney's Client at Brevard County Jail

Brevard County runs two separate mail paths. Using the correct one determines whether your correspondence gets handled as privileged legal mail. Regular inmate postal mail routes through Smart Communications / Brevard County at PO Box 9145 in Seminole. Privileged legal mail from an attorney works differently - send it directly to the Brevard County Jail Complex legal-mail address and mark it clearly as legal mail. Here's a simple way to think about it: if you're sending privileged attorney-client correspondence that needs confidential handling, use the jail's Legal Mail address and write "Privileged/Legal Mail" on the envelope. Ordinary correspondence to an inmate - even if it touches on legal matters but isn't privileged attorney mail - goes through the standard Smart Communications process.

Address attorney-generated legal mail like this, with the inmate's identifiers clear and complete: Brevard County Jail Complex Attn: Mail Clerk for Legal Mail For Inmate First Name Inmate Last Name Inmate ID # 860 Camp Rd Cocoa, FL 32927 Mark the outside of the envelope "Privileged/Legal Mail." Double-check that the inmate's full name and ID number are legible - mail missing either gets returned to sender.

Legal mail at Brevard County Jail Complex still goes through a scanning system, but the process protects confidentiality. Staff open and scan legal mail into the inmate's legal mail account while the inmate is present.

Regular inmate postal mail and photos follow a different process. They're scanned into an electronic system, then the physical originals are destroyed. Scanned items stay in the system for 30 days. Bottom line: don't mail anything irreplaceable unless you're sending a copy you don't need back.

Practical Checklist for Attorneys

• ✓ Use the Brevard County Jail Complex legal-mail address (Attn: Mail Clerk for Legal Mail) for attorney-generated legal mail
• ✓ Clearly mark the outside of the envelope: “Privileged/Legal Mail”
• ✓ Clearly print the inmate’s full name and inmate ID number on the outside of the envelope (missing name or ID can result in return to sender)

• ✓ Don’t mail original vital documents or irreplaceable photos - originals will be destroyed; send copies you don’t need returned instead

Sending something time-sensitive? Do a quick quality check before it goes out. Regular inmate mail gets scanned and the originals are destroyed, so keep a copy of whatever you send. Never mail original documents you can't replace. If you're working against a deadline, having a retained copy makes follow-up much simpler.

1. Confirm the legal-mail routing details - Use the Brevard County Jail Complex legal-mail address and mark the envelope “Privileged/Legal Mail,” with the inmate’s full name and inmate ID clearly printed.
2. Make and retain a complete copy - Keep a copy of everything you send so you’re not relying on an original that could be destroyed during processing.
3. Track delivery and follow up if it’s urgent - When a deadline is involved, confirm arrival and check that the inmate identifiers and legal-mail marking were correct so it can be posted to the right account.