Mail, photos, messaging, and phone/call options for staying in touch.
All non-legal incoming mail for SCI Waymart goes through the PA DOC's third-party vendor, Smart Communications, using the St. Petersburg PO Box listed in DC-ADM 803. Include a full return address and the inmate's full name and number. Use 8½ x 11 paper and don't bind items like a book. You can send photos with general correspondenceâup to 25 per mailing. Photos can't contain obscenity or nudity, won't be returned, and originals are destroyed after 45 days. Publications and photo books follow separate routing to the Security Processing Center (SPC) in Bellefonte. Photo books must be softcover, vendor-sent, no larger than 8x11, and limited to 25 pages (not counting the cover).
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To receive phone calls from someone at SCI Waymart, you need a phone account through Securus. Without it, calls won't come through â and you could miss important check-ins without even knowing.
Sending photos to someone at SCI Waymart? The Pennsylvania DOC has specific rules about quantity limits, acceptable content, and what happens to your originals after processing.
Mail to SCI Waymart getting delayed or returned? The most common culprit is using the wrong address for what you're sending. Here's how to pick the right oneâSmart Communications, the Security Processing Center, or the Business Officeâso your mail actually arrives.
Set up a Securus phone account to receive calls from SCI Waymart. Save the Securus caller number or notify your carrierâcalls often get flagged as spam. Complete any vendor identity verification steps while waiting for facility approval.
Use ViaPath/ConnectNetwork for secure email and messaging with SCI Waymart inmates. For help with your account or messages, call ViaPath Friends and Family Customer Service at 1-877-650-4249.
Send all regular (non-legal) mail for SCI Waymart to the PA DOCâs third-party processor, Smart Communications, at the St. Petersburg PO Box used for DOC mail processing. Address it using the DC-ADM 803 format requirements.
Yesâphotos are allowed with general correspondence, but youâre limited to 25 per mailing and they canât include obscenity or nudity. Originals wonât be returned; theyâre destroyed after 45 days.
Privileged/legal mail requires a control number issued to attorneys or verified courts and must follow specific outside-envelope labeling rules. Include a full return address, the inmate's name and number, the institution legal mail address, and the required attorney/court control numbers.
Before you can schedule a visit through Pennsylvania's Inmate Visitation System (IVVS), you need to be on the approved visitors list for the person you want to see. At SCI Waymart, that approval depends on DOC paperworkâespecially DC-313 for childrenâand the inmate's official visitors list.
Visiting for the first time gets a lot easier once you understand the system. Here's how to set up your account and schedule an in-person or video visit at SCI Waymart.
Sending money to someone at SCI Waymart? Stick to the approved channels. Using the right methodâand staying within the limitsâhelps your deposit post faster and keeps payments from getting rejected.
