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Sending legal mail to Frederick County Detention Center: different address and handling

Sending attorney-client or other privileged correspondence to someone at Frederick County Adult Detention Center? Here's the key detail: legal mail does not go through the Greensboro mail processing/scanning center.

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Sending legal mail to Frederick County Detention Center: different address and handling

Don't send legal or privileged mail to the Greensboro mail processing/scanning center. That PO Box handles regular inmate mail routed through the facility's scanning service. Non-legal mail goes to: Frederick County Adult Detention Center, Inmate Name, AR# Facility #5294, PO Box 18247, Greensboro, NC 27419.

  • ✓ If it’s legal/privileged mail: do not use the Greensboro PO Box/mail processing center.
  • ✓ If it’s regular (non-legal) mail: send it to Frederick County Adult Detention Center, Inmate Name, AR# Facility #5294, PO Box 18247, Greensboro, NC 27419.

Mark the outside of the envelope clearly as "Legal Mail." This label flags your correspondence for the facility's legal-mail handling instead of the standard processing flow.

At the ADC, legal mail gets opened by the inmate in front of staff. That's the standard procedure - and it's why your envelope needs to be clearly identified as legal mail from the start.

Note: Write “Legal Mail” on the envelope so it’s handled as privileged correspondence. Even then, the inmate will open it in front of ADC staff.

Send legal mail to the detention center's physical address - not the Greensboro PO Box. Mark the envelope "Legal Mail" and double-check the detention center's current instructions to confirm you're using the correct physical address.

Why does the address matter? The facility uses a contracted mail scanning service for inmate mail. That scanning applies to everything except legal documents (and magazines/newspapers). Sending legal mail to the processing center can cause delays or misrouting - keeping it separate avoids those problems.

If you have concerns about confidentiality or handling, talk with the attorney involved. You can also contact the detention center directly for clarification. Remember: legal mail at the ADC is opened by the inmate in front of staff, so understand that process before sending sensitive documents.

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