Sending Mail to Someone at Eastern Correctional: Why Your Letter Goes to Maryland First (TextBehind Addressing)
Sending non-legal mail to someone at Eastern Correctional Institution? Your envelope needs to go to TextBehind's Maryland P.O. Box first - that's how NCDAC prisons route incoming mail. Use this exact format: Offender Name and OPUS Number Name of Prison (do not abbreviate) P.O. Box 247 Phoenix, MD 21131 Spell out the full facility name on the second line - write "Eastern Correctional Institution," not a shortened version. The offender's name and OPUS number go first, followed by the complete prison name, then TextBehind's P.O. Box in Phoenix, Maryland.
Warning: If your mail isn’t addressed using the required TextBehind format, it will be returned to you.
Once your letter arrives at TextBehind, they scan everything - letters, greeting cards, photos, artwork, and other non-legal contents. The scanned images get forwarded to the prison, and your recipient views the mail on an electronic tablet.
Want your original letter back? You have 30 days to request it. Contact TextBehind customer support at info@textbehind.com and ask for the return. There's a $2.50 per-letter fee for return mailing. After 30 days, originals are shredded.
Quick Checklist
- ✓ Use the required format: Offender Name and OPUS Number, then the full prison name (do not abbreviate), then the TextBehind address
- ✓ Address it to: P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131
- ✓ Double-check you wrote the prison name out fully (no abbreviations)
- ✓ Fix formatting before you mail it - incorrectly addressed mail will be returned to sender
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