How to Send Mail to Someone at ASPC La Palma (Central Arizona Florence)
Getting mail right the first time saves days of delay and a lot of frustration. Use the exact address, stick to standard envelopes, and skip items the facility won't accept—especially certain types of photos and anything attached to the page.
Address all inmate mail to: Central Arizona Florence Correctional Complex P.O. Box 6300 Florence, AZ 85132 Send your letter through USPS or another recognized postal carrier. Using the P.O. Box exactly as written keeps your mail moving through sorting without getting kicked back.
Envelope Requirements
- ✓ Inmate/resident’s name
- ✓ Inmate/resident’s identification number
- ✓ Facility name and address
- ✓ Your name and full return address (sender)
General correspondence must arrive in a standard legal-size or letter-size envelope. Sending multiple pages? Fold them neatly. Don't try to build a packet with extra pieces or add-ons - that's a quick way to get your mail rejected.
Your mail also has to meet USPS rules. They prohibit hazardous materials and perishable items that aren't properly marked and packaged, as well as anything vile, obscene, or inciting violence or terrorism. On the business side, USPS doesn't allow solicitations that mimic billing statements without a prominent disclaimer, claims of USPS or Postmaster General approval, or items that imitate postal markings like "Priority Mail" look-alikes.
The facility also bans some everyday items in general correspondence. Don't send maps of Florence or nearby communities. For photos, skip Polaroids, negatives, slides, and photo albums - and never include photos of current or former employees. These are some of the most common reasons mail gets returned, even when the letter itself is fine.
Expect your letter to be inspected. All incoming correspondence can be read and searched for contraband before delivery. Keep your message straightforward and leave out anything that could be considered prohibited.
- The inmate submits the 16-1D form - If they complete and submit the 16-1D Rejection of General Correspondence form to the Facility Mailroom, they’re choosing to reject general mail.
- Mail is kept unopened - After that form is on file, general correspondence addressed to them will not be opened.
- It’s marked and sent back - The facility marks it “returned to sender” and sends it back to the local post office.
Packages follow different rules than regular letters. Inmates can't receive or send packages unless the warden approves the arrangement in advance. Without that approval, your package will likely be refused or returned.
One more thing: the inmate pays postage for packages and for oversized or overweight mail. Before sending anything beyond a standard letter, confirm what that could mean for postage on their end.
Practical Tips
- ✓ Use the exact P.O. Box address for Central Arizona Florence Correctional Complex (P.O. Box 6300, Florence, AZ 85132).
- ✓ Send through USPS or a recognized postal carrier.
- ✓ Stick to a standard letter-size or legal-size envelope for general correspondence.
- ✓ Keep enclosures simple: paper only is safest.
- ✓ Don’t include maps of the city where the facility is located or surrounding communities.
- ✓ Avoid Polaroids, photo negatives/slides, photo albums, and photos of current or former employees.
- ✓ Don’t mail anything that could violate USPS rules (hazardous materials, improperly packaged perishables, obscene/inciting content, or mail that imitates postal markings/trademarks).
Note: When in doubt, keep it simple - plain mail sent through USPS or a recognized carrier to the P.O. Box address exactly as listed.
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