How to Address Mail to Someone at Community Corrections Center - Lincoln (use the vendor address)
If you're sending personal mail to someone at Community Corrections Center - Lincoln, you'll need to address it to NDCS's contracted scanning vendor—not the facility itself. Use the exact format below so your letter gets scanned and delivered to their tablet.
Personal mail for Community Corrections Center - Lincoln doesn't go to the facility's street address. Instead, it goes to a contracted scanning vendor using NDCS's required envelope format. Write the address exactly like this (one item per line): Community Corrections Center - Lincoln State of Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Incarcerated Individual's Committed Name (or Legally Changed Name) and Institutional Number Box 247 Phoenix, MD 21131
Note: As of November 12, 2024, NDCS requires all incoming personal correspondence to use the scanning vendor address/format.
Use the person's committed name along with their institutional number. If their name has been legally changed, use the new legal name - but still include the institutional number. This combination helps the vendor and NDCS match your letter to the right person. Skip the number, use a nickname, or change the name format, and your mail could be delayed or never delivered.
Heads up: If the name or institutional number is missing or wrong, the vendor can return the mail to you and the incarcerated person won’t get a notice that it was sent back.
Your loved one is at Community Corrections Center - Lincoln in Nebraska, but personal mail goes to a scanning vendor's PO Box in Maryland. The last two lines of the address must read: Box 247 Phoenix, MD 21131 Send personal mail to the facility address instead, and it may not be processed for tablet delivery.
Common Mistakes
- ✓ Leaving off the institutional number (or writing the wrong one), which can lead to the item being returned to you
- ✓ Using a nickname or a name that isn’t the committed name or legally changed name, which can prevent matching and trigger a return
- ✓ Mailing to a facility street address instead of the required vendor format and PO Box (Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131)
- ✓ Not clearly listing the facility line (“Community Corrections Center - Lincoln”) along with “State of Nebraska Department of Correctional Services,” which is part of the required vendor format
- ✓ Hard-to-read addressing (messy handwriting or incomplete lines), which can cause processing problems and a return
Note: Your correspondence is scanned into one PDF. If any part violates NDCS policy or the vendor’s policy, the entire PDF is rejected and the vendor returns it to you without notifying the recipient.
Quick Checklist
- ✓ Address it using the exact vendor format (Facility name + “State of Nebraska Department of Correctional Services” + name/number + Box 247 + Phoenix, MD 21131)
- ✓ Use the incarcerated person’s committed name (or legally changed name) and include their institutional number
- ✓ Make sure every line is complete and easy to read so it can be matched correctly
- ✓ Include your full return address, since non-compliant items are returned to the sender
- ✓ Remember your letter will be scanned and delivered electronically to the person’s tablet as a single PDF
- ✓ Avoid including anything that could violate NDCS policy or the vendor’s policy - one problem can cause the entire PDF to be rejected
- ✓ If something is returned for non-compliance, expect that the incarcerated person will not be notified by the vendor
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