How to Send Personal Mail to Someone at Lackawanna County Prison (ViaPath vendor address)
Sending a personal letter or photos to someone at Lackawanna County Prison? You can't mail it directly to the jail anymore. All personal mail now goes through ViaPath's processing address.
Lackawanna County Prison changed how it handles personal mail on June 1, 2022. Since then, the facility no longer accepts general incoming mail at its address - anything sent directly to the prison gets returned. If your mail came back unexpectedly, this policy change is almost certainly why.
Why the change? Routing mail through a third-party processor helps block drugs from entering the facility and protects both incarcerated people and staff.
Send personal mail to ViaPath, the prison's third-party mail vendor, at the processing center address the facility provides. This applies to all general incoming mail - non-legal, non-privileged items. Address it to the jail instead, and it won't be accepted.
- ✓ Lackawanna County Prison
- ✓ INMATE NAME & BOOKING NUMBER
- ✓ P.O. Box 247
- ✓ Phoenix, MD 21131
Addressing Requirements
- ✓ Include the incarcerated person’s full name and booking number.
- ✓ Put your full return address on the envelope, including your first and last name.
At Lackawanna County Prison,
Quick Checklist
- ✓ Get the correct booking number and write it with the person’s full name.
- ✓ Use the ViaPath processing address (P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131) for personal/general mail.
- ✓ Put your full return address on the envelope, including your first and last name.
- ✓ Don’t send general mail directly to the prison - it will be returned to you.
Reminder: If you mail personal correspondence straight to Lackawanna County Prison, it will be returned to sender. The vendor routing is part of the prison’s effort to reduce contraband risk and keep people safer.
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