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Legal Mail vs. Regular Mail at Pitt County Detention Center — Different Addresses and Rules

Mail at Pitt County Detention Center follows different rules depending on whether it's regular personal mail or legal/privileged mail. The addresses aren't the same — use the wrong one and your letter could be delayed.

• 2 min read • pittcountysheriff.com
Legal Mail vs. Regular Mail at Pitt County Detention Center — Different Addresses and Rules

Regular (non-legal) mail doesn't go to the jail itself - it goes to a processing center. Address it to: Pitt County Detention Center, the inmate's full name and ID number, Facility ID 5159, PO Box 18247, Greensboro, NC 27419. Leave off the name or ID number, and your letter may get delayed or never matched to the right person.

  • ✓ Include a complete, legible return address on the envelope
  • ✓ Make sure the return address includes the sender’s first and last name
  • ✓ If the return address is missing or unreadable, the mail will not be scanned

Legal (privileged) mail works differently. It must go directly to the detention center's physical address - not the processing facility. Use: Pitt County Detention Center, inmate full name and system ID number, 124 New Hope Road, Greenville, NC 27834. Send legal mail to the processing center by mistake, and it may get routed incorrectly.

  • ✓ Clearly mark the envelope as “Legal Mail”

The key difference with legal mail is how it's opened. At Pitt County Detention Center, legal mail must be clearly marked "Legal Mail." Staff will open it with the inmate present.

Here's something to know: legal mail doesn't stay in its original form. All legal mail is opened and copied. The inmate receives the copy - not the original documents.

Warning: Original legal mail documents are destroyed in the inmate's presence. If you're sending something irreplaceable, plan accordingly.

The most common mistake? Using the wrong address. Regular mail goes to the Greensboro PO Box (the processing center). Legal mail goes directly to 124 New Hope Road in Greenville. Mix them up - personal mail to the jail, or legal mail to the processing center - and you're looking at delays before it reaches the inmate.

Note: Don't label regular mail as "Legal Mail," and always include your complete return address (first and last name) on scanned mail. Skip either of these, and your letter may not be processed correctly.

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