St. Lucie County Jail's Digital Mail: Where to Send Letters and What Changes Dec 1, 2023
Mailing a letter, photo, or drawing to someone at St. Lucie County Jail? The address changed on December 1, 2023. Personal mail is now scanned offsite and delivered electronically to inmates.
As of December 1, 2023, St. Lucie County Jail processes personal mail digitally. Letters, pictures, and drawings go to an offsite scanning station, then get delivered electronically so inmates can view them on a tablet.
The switch to digital delivery doesn't change what matters: the jail still encourages correspondence between inmates and their family or friends.
Personal mail now goes to a P.O. Box in Phoenix, Maryland. Address your envelope to St. Lucie County Jail, FL with the inmate's name and ID number: P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131.
- ✓ Complete facility name (no abbreviations) and state
- ✓ Inmate’s full name
- ✓ Inmate identifier/ID number
- ✓ Sender’s full name
- ✓ Sender’s physical return address
- ✓ Housing location (when relevant)
One rule to know: inmates can't correspond with other inmates at St. Lucie County Jail or other state and local facilities unless the facility commander at both locations approves it first.
Legal and privileged mail skips the digital scanning process entirely. If you're sending privileged mail - anything involving attorneys, courts, or public officials - use the jail's street address: St. Lucie County Jail, 900 N Rock Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34945.
Privileged mail and legal documents are opened and copied in front of the inmate. After a deputy makes the copy, the original gets shredded - this is how the facility prevents contraband from entering through mail.
When addressing privileged or legal mail, include the inmate's ID number and housing location as shown in the jail's privileged-mail addressing example.
Prohibited Mail Alternatives
- ✓ Unauthorized items (including books, excess clothing, hygiene products, etc.) aren’t accepted through the mail due to limited storage space
- ✓ Personal mail is handled through offsite scanning and electronic delivery (letters, pictures, drawings)
- ✓ Mail won’t be delivered to inmates who are no longer in custody
- ✓ For religious reading material, the inmate can request it through chaplain services
- ✓ For general reading, the inmate can get selected periodicals, books, and newspapers at no charge through the facility leisure library
- ✓ If the inmate wants a publication that isn’t offered by the leisure library, they can follow facility procedure to purchase it through the facility commissary program
Think a letter or photo didn't make it through the digital mail system? Report the issue directly to TextBehind support at info@TextBehind.com.
Tip: Put the complete facility name (no abbreviations) and your full physical return address on every piece of mail so it can be correctly processed and delivered electronically.
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