How to Address Mail to Someone at Scotland Correctional Institution (TextBehind rules, returned mail, and religious exceptions)
Mail for someone at Scotland Correctional Institution goes through TextBehind, so you need to address it a specific way. Get the format right and it's simple—get it wrong and your letter comes back.
Non-legal mail at Scotland CI is processed through TextBehind. Your letter gets screened and scanned, then delivered electronically on tablets inside the facility. TextBehind uses this system to keep contraband out of the mail stream.
- Write the person’s full name and OPUS number - put both on the first line (for example: John Doe #1234567).
- Write the full facility name (no abbreviations) - use “Scotland Correctional Institution” exactly.
- Address it to TextBehind’s P.O. Box - this is the mailing destination for standard letters.
- Copy the format exactly - a correct example looks like this: John Doe #1234567 Scotland Correctional Institution P.O. Box 247 Phoenix, MD 21131.
Example address: John Doe #1234567 Scotland Correctional Institution P.O. Box 247 Phoenix, MD 21131 Use the full prison name; don’t abbreviate it.
Skip the required TextBehind format and your mail won't be delivered. It'll just come back to you.
Heads up: If the envelope isn’t addressed exactly in the TextBehind format (name + OPUS number + full facility name + P.O. Box), it will be returned to you.
Want your original letter back? TextBehind offers a return option, but you need to act fast. Email info@textbehind.com within 30 days of mailing to request your letter and contents. There's a $2.50 fee per letter for return shipping.
Return request deadline: Email info@textbehind.com within 30 days - return mailing costs $2.50 per letter.
Religious mail has a special rule that catches people off guard. If you send materials for religious correspondence courses or sacred texts through TextBehind, they'll be returned. These items must go directly to the facility - not through the TextBehind P.O. Box - and they have to come from the vendor, school, or religious institution itself.
Religious exception: Don’t send religious correspondence course materials or sacred texts through TextBehind - those items use a direct-to-facility process and can be returned if mailed the wrong way.
Scotland Correctional Institution is located at 22385 McGirts Bridge Road, Laurinburg, NC 28353. The facility phone number is 910-390-4700.
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- ✓ Put the incarcerated person’s full name and OPUS number on the first line.
- ✓ Write “Scotland Correctional Institution” as the facility name - don’t abbreviate it.
- ✓ Use TextBehind’s address: P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131.
- ✓ If you don’t follow the required format, expect your mail to be returned to you.
- ✓ Don’t include materials or texts for religious correspondence courses in mail sent through TextBehind (those letters are returned).
If you need your original back: You can request it within 30 days by emailing info@textbehind.com, with a $2.50 per-letter return fee.
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