How to Send Mail to Someone at Harnett County Detention Center (step-by-step)
Harnett County Detention Center uses a mail-scanning service for all non-legal inmate mail.
You'll send non-legal mail to a Greensboro PO Box using Facility ID #5090 - not directly to the jail.
Follow the exact address format below for non-legal mail. This ensures it routes through the scanning process correctly.
- ✓ Harnett County Detention Center
- ✓ Inmate Name
- ✓ Inmate ID #
- ✓ Facility ID # 5090
- ✓ PO Box 18247
- ✓ Greensboro, NC 27419
The mail-scanning service covers non-legal inmate mail - regular letters and personal correspondence. These go through the scanning process instead of being delivered in their original form.
Note: Non-legal mail goes to the PO Box address with Facility ID #5090. Legal mail follows different rules, so don't assume the same scanning and addressing process applies.
For the full list of mail requirements and restrictions, check what's posted on the inmate tablets inside the facility.
Step By Step Checklist
- ✓ Confirm the inmate’s name and Inmate ID # before you write the envelope.
- ✓ Use the exact non-legal address format, including Facility ID #5090 and PO Box 18247 in Greensboro, NC 27419.
- ✓ If it’s non-legal mail, send it through the mail-scanning process.
- ✓ If it’s legal mail, follow the facility’s legal-mail process instead of the non-legal scanning route.
- ✓ Keep a copy of the exact address you used.
- ✓ Hold onto any mailing receipt or tracking information in case you need to follow up.
Not sure your envelope is addressed correctly? Have questions about a specific piece of mail? Call Harnett County Detention Center at 910-893-0257.
Tip: If mail seems delayed or misrouted, have your receipt or tracking details ready when you call 910-893-0257.
Processing times aren't listed here. For current expectations, check the mail rules on the inmate tablets or call the detention center directly.
Wondering what happens to mail that doesn't meet requirements? Need the exact rules for legal mail? Check the complete mail requirements on the inmate tablets. Still have questions? Call the detention center.
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