Where to Send Mail to Someone at Hillsborough County Jail (personal mail, legal mail, and what’s not allowed)
Mail for someone in the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office jail system goes to different addresses depending on whether it's personal or legal mail. Get the address wrong, and your letter comes back.
Since October 28, 2025, all personal inmate mail must go to the Mail Processing Center - not directly to a jail. Format your envelope exactly like this: (Inmate Name) – (Inmate Booking Number) c/o Mail Processing Center PO BOX 9115 Seminole, FL 33775-9115.
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- ✓ Inmate name
- ✓ Inmate booking number
- ✓ “c/o Mail Processing Center”
- ✓ PO BOX 9115
- ✓ Seminole, FL 33775-9115
Personal mail only gets processed at the Seminole address. Send it to a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office facility instead, and it's coming back to you - adding days or weeks to your wait.
Legal and privileged mail works differently. Send it directly to the facility where the inmate is housed - it gets processed on-site, not through the central P.O. Box. The Sheriff's Office lists these facility addresses: Falkenburg Road Jail, 520 N. Falkenburg Road, Tampa, Florida 33619, and Orient Road Jail, 1201 N. Orient Road, Tampa, FL 33619.
Packages aren't allowed through the mail. Neither are periodicals - magazines, newspapers, and similar items are all prohibited.
Want a faster way to stay in touch - or hoping to send photos? Skip physical mail. Inmates can send and receive electronic messages through their tablets, and you can send photos through the electronic messaging service.
Note: Photos that violate content policies get rejected, and you won't be refunded for rejected images.
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- ✓ Use the Mail Processing Center address (not a jail facility) for personal mail
- ✓ Include the inmate’s name and booking number exactly as required
- ✓ Write “c/o Mail Processing Center” on the address line
- ✓ Add your return address (so it can be returned if there’s an issue)
- ✓ Don’t send packages, magazines, or newspapers
Not sure if your mail counts as personal or legal? Unsure which facility houses the person you're writing to? Check before you mail it. Look up the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office inmate communication/mail information, or call the facility directly. Getting it right the first time saves you a lot of hassle.
Two mistakes cause most returned mail. First: sending something to a facility that doesn't qualify as legal or privileged correspondence - it gets sent back. Second: mailing personal letters to an HCSO facility instead of the Mail Processing Center. That mail won't be processed there and comes right back to you.
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