How to Send Mail to Someone at Montgomery Pretrial: The New Phoenix Address Explained
Sending personal mail to someone at Montgomery Pretrial? Here's the key change: as of October 1, 2024, personal letters now go to a centralized processing center in Phoenix, Maryland—not the facility itself.
Starting October 1, 2024, personal mail for inmates - anything normally delivered by USPS - goes to a centralized processing center: P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131. Use this address for letters and other personal correspondence.
Every piece of mail needs the inmate's full name and 10-digit booking number. Include your name and return address on the envelope too. Missing details - even something as simple as a forgotten booking number - can delay delivery or prevent the mail from reaching them at all.
Note: All incoming mail is inspected for contraband. Don’t send boxes - boxed mail won’t be accepted - and keep envelopes no larger than 8½" x 11".
Two types of mail skip the Phoenix center entirely: legal mail and authorized reading materials. Legal mail still goes directly to the facility - the October 2024 change doesn't apply. Same for authorized reading materials like magazine subscriptions, newspapers, and paperback books. Send those to the facility where the person is housed: Pretrial Detention Facility, 500 E. Adams St, Jacksonville, FL 32202.
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- ✓ Magazines, newspapers, and other periodicals/publications: accepted only by subscription in the inmate’s name
- ✓ Paperback books: must be mailed directly from Amazon, Books-A-Million, or Barnes & Noble
Anything not on the approved list counts as contraband - including photographs and computer-generated materials downloaded from the internet. All incoming mail gets inspected, and unauthorized items will be confiscated and disposed of.
Warning: If you include unauthorized items, the entire package can be confiscated for disposal - so keep mail simple and within the allowed categories.
If you sent mail to the Phoenix address and something seems off - say, the inmate can't view it on their tablet as expected - reach out to TextBehind support at info@TextBehind.com.
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