Sending Legal Mail to Carteret County Detention Center: The Right Address and Handling Rules
Sending attorney-client mail to someone at Carteret County Detention Center? Two things matter: use the exact facility address and clearly mark the envelope as legal mail.
Carteret County Detention Center handles legal mail separately from regular inmate mail. Don't send legal correspondence (or money orders) to the mail processing center - it needs to go directly to the detention center. Use the facility's legal-mail addressing format to avoid delays or misrouting.
Reminder: The mail processing center does not accept cash, personal checks, or money orders - and you should not send cash or personal checks at all.
Address legal mail exactly as the facility requires, including the incarcerated person's full name and ID. Here's the format: Carteret County Detention Center; Inmate Name, Inmate ID Number, Facility ID; PO Box 239; Beaufort, NC 28516.
- ✓ Write the inmate’s full name on the address
- ✓ Include the inmate ID number
- ✓ Include the facility ID
- ✓ Use: PO Box 239, Beaufort, NC 28516
- ✓ Clearly mark the envelope as “Legal Mail”
Legal mail gets handled differently once it arrives. Staff will open it in front of the inmate - this protects the privileged nature of the correspondence while still allowing security screening.
Sending funds? The detention center accepts money orders and certified checks when mailed directly to the jail. Keep that envelope clean - include only the payment. No letters, photos, or other enclosures.
- Address the envelope to the jail’s legal-mail PO Box - Use: Carteret County Detention Center; Inmate Name, Inmate ID Number, Facility ID; PO Box 239; Beaufort, NC 28516.
- Mark it clearly as legal correspondence - Write “Legal Mail” on the envelope so it’s routed and handled as privileged mail.
- Send legal mail directly to the detention center (not the processing center) - Legal/privileged mail and money orders should not go to the mail processing center.
Payment rule: Do not send cash or personal checks. If you’re sending funds by mail, use a money order or certified check sent directly to the jail - and include only the payment in the envelope.
Regular (non-legal) mail goes through the mail processing center and has stricter limits: 10 pages or fewer per envelope, with each page no larger than 8.5" x 11". That's another reason to keep legal mail separate and send it directly to the detention center.
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