Where to Actually Mail Letters to Someone at SCI Muncy (It's Not the Prison Address)
Sending a letter, card, drawing, or photos to someone at SCI Muncy? Don't mail it to the prison. General incoming correspondence goes through Pennsylvania DOC's central mail processing vendor, Smart Communications, in Florida.
General incoming mail for SCI Muncy gets processed through Smart Communications in St. Petersburg, Florida. This includes everyday correspondence: letters, greeting cards, pictures, children's drawings, and photos. Here's how it works: the vendor opens and scans your mail, converts it to an electronic document, and the facility mailroom prints and delivers it to your loved one. Even though SCI Muncy is in Pennsylvania, your envelope needs to go to the Florida P.O. Box using the required format.
Note: If you send general mail to the institution’s address instead of the Smart Communications address, it can be delayed or rejected. Use the Smart Communications format for regular letters and photos.
Use this exact format to get general mail to someone at SCI Muncy: Smart Communications/PA DOC Inmate Name Inmate Number State Correctional Institution P.O. Box 33028 St. Petersburg, FL 33733 The "Smart Communications/PA DOC" line plus the full name and inmate number are what route your mail correctly.
- ✓ Put “Smart Communications/PA DOC” on the first line
- ✓ Use the inmate’s full name
- ✓ Include the inmate number
- ✓ Include “State Correctional Institution” in the address block
- ✓ If you’re including photos, keep it to 25 photos per mailing
- ✓ Do not send photos that contain obscenity, explicit sexual material, or nudity
- ✓ Assume any original photos you mail will not be returned
Note: Original photos are not returnable, and they are securely destroyed after 45 days.
Some items should skip Smart Communications entirely. Official original documents (checks, birth certificates, Social Security cards, driver's licenses) need to go directly to the institution's Business Office. Use this format on the envelope: Attn: Business Office – Inmate name/inmate number Institution Address Line #1 City, State Zip Code
Note: Do not send original documents through the general Smart Communications mail process. For originals, address them to the institution’s Business Office using the format above.
Practical Tips
- ✓ Write a full return address (with your first and last name) on every piece of mail
- ✓ Double-check the inmate’s name and inmate number before you seal the envelope
- ✓ For general letters, cards, drawings, and photos, use the Smart Communications/PA DOC address format
- ✓ For official originals (IDs, checks, birth certificates, and similar), address the envelope to “Attn: Business Office – Inmate name/inmate number” at the institution
- ✓ Send no more than 25 photos per mailing
- ✓ Skip anything with obscenity, explicit sexual material, or nudity
- ✓ Do not mail irreplaceable originals, since photos cannot be returned
- ✓ Remember that original photos are securely destroyed after 45 days
Tip: If it matters to keep a picture, send a copy you can replace. Originals sent as general correspondence will not be returned.
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