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Sending Mail to Garland County Detention: The Seminole, FL Address and How Mail Is Scanned

Sending a letter or card to someone at Garland County Detention? The mailing address changed in 2023, and all mail is now scanned and delivered digitally. Your loved one will see a copy on a kiosk screen—not the original paper.

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Sending Mail to Garland County Detention: The Seminole, FL Address and How Mail Is Scanned

Since June 1, 2023, all inmate mail for Garland County Detention goes to Smart Communications' PO Box in Seminole, Florida. Format your envelope like this (using your loved one's full legal name and booking/ID number): Smart Communications / Garland Co. Det. Ctr. Inmate Full Name #Booking/ID Number PO Box 9141 Seminole, FL 33775-9141

Reminder: Any mail sent directly to the detention center gets returned. Use the Smart Communications PO Box in Seminole, FL.

Envelope Info

  • ✓ Write the incarcerated person’s full name on the outside of the envelope or postcard
  • ✓ Include their booking/ID number clearly on the outside so it posts to the correct account
  • ✓ Use neat, readable handwriting (or a printed label) so the name and number are easy to verify

All regular postal mail - postcards, letters, greeting cards - gets scanned into the system. Inmates don't receive the original paper. Instead, they view a scanned copy on facility kiosks.

Want to track what you sent? MailGuard Tracker lets you check delivery status, get notified if mail is rejected, and download copies after processing. Signing up is free. You might also see SmartInmate mentioned. That's Smart Communications' online system for staying connected with incarcerated loved ones - also free to sign up.

After release, inmates can log into SmartInmate with their inmate number and password. From there, they can download their photos, messages, and postal mail at no cost.

Sending Mail to Garland County Detention: The Seminole, FL Address and How Mail Is Scanned

Practical Tips Cautions

  • ✓ Address mail to Smart Communications using the Garland Co. Det. Ctr. format and the Seminole, FL PO Box (required as of June 1, 2023)
  • ✓ Put the inmate’s full name and booking/ID number clearly on the outside so it posts to the right account
  • ✓ Don’t mail items directly to the detention center expecting forwarding - mail received there after June 1, 2023 is returned to the sender

Heads-up: Your letter or card is scanned and delivered through kiosks, so the original paper item may not be what your loved one actually receives.

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