Where to Mail Things to Gwinnett County Jail: Legal/Religious Mail vs. Postcards

The jail splits incoming mail into two streams. Most regular inmate mail goes to a central processing address, while legal correspondence, religious mail, and packages go directly to the jail in Lawrenceville. This matters because the "regular mail" address handles only incoming inmate mail - not legal correspondence, religious mail, packages, or money orders. Using the wrong address is one of the easiest ways to get something misrouted.

Even with the right address, don't skip the return info. Postcards must include the sender's name and complete return address - leave that off, and your card might not get delivered.

For most incoming inmate mail (everything except legal correspondence, religious mail, packages, and money orders), use the central mail processing address: JailATM.com – Gwinnett County Jail Inmate Name / Inmate ID# 925B Peachtree St. NE Box 2062 Atlanta, GA 30309

For legal correspondence, religious mail, and packages, mail directly to the jail in Lawrenceville: Gwinnett County Jail Inmate Name / Inmate ID# 2900 University Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30043

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• ✓ Mailing a postcard to the Lawrenceville jail address instead of the central mail processing address
• ✓ Sending legal correspondence or religious mail to the central mail processing address instead of the Lawrenceville jail address
• ✓ Shipping packages to the central mail processing address (packages should go to the Lawrenceville jail address)

• ✓ Sending a letter or envelope as regular mail (Gwinnett requires a postcard for non-legal mail)
• ✓ Forgetting the sender’s name or leaving off a complete return address
• ✓ Writing the postcard in something other than black or blue ink (or pencil), or making it hard to read

1. Match the mail type first - If it’s not legal correspondence, it must be a postcard; legal correspondence goes in the legal mail stream.
2. Use the correct address for that mail type - Most mail goes to the central mail processing address; legal correspondence, religious mail, and packages go to the Lawrenceville jail address.
3. Include the inmate’s name and ID number - Both address formats require “Inmate Name / Inmate ID#.”
4. Add your full return information - Put the sender’s name and a complete return address on the postcard before you send it.