How to Address Personal Letters to Someone at Diagnostic And Evaluation Center (use the Phoenix, MD scanning address)
Sending a personal letter to someone at Diagnostic And Evaluation Center? It needs to go through a scanning vendor first. As of November 12, 2024, NDCS requires all personal correspondence to be mailed to Box 247 in Phoenix, MD 21131. From there, letters are scanned and delivered electronically to the person inside.
Getting the address right is critical - the scanning system depends on what's written on the envelope. Include the facility name (Diagnostic And Evaluation Center) and use the person's committed name or legally changed name exactly as it appears in the system.
- ✓ Diagnostic And Evaluation Center (facility name)
- ✓ The incarcerated person’s committed name (or legally changed name)
- ✓ The incarcerated person’s institutional number
- ✓ Box 247
- ✓ Phoenix, MD 21131
The Phoenix, MD address is only for personal letters. Sending funds, publications, or packages? Those go directly to the facility address, not Box 247 in Phoenix. The facility receives those items separately.
Heads up: Funds, publications, and packages should be routed to the facility - not the Phoenix, MD scanning address - so they don’t get misdirected.
Mail that doesn't follow the addressing rules can be rejected and returned to you. The frustrating part: the person you wrote to won't know anything was sent back - they just won't receive it. Take an extra minute to double-check the name, ID number, and destination address before dropping it in the mailbox.
- ✓ Use the incarcerated person’s committed (or legally changed) name, not a nickname
- ✓ Include the institutional number
- ✓ Put “Diagnostic And Evaluation Center” on the address
- ✓ Send personal letters to Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131
Not sure which address to use? Verify before you mail. Packages, publications, and funds go to the facility. Personal letters go to Box 247 in Phoenix, MD 21131 for scanning.
Note: This contracted-vendor scanning and Phoenix, MD addressing requirement took effect November 12, 2024.
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