How to send messages, photos, and packages
You can't call someone inside Snohomish County Jail—incarcerated people must call you through the jail's phone system. Calls are either collect or paid through prepaid debit accounts, and each one is capped at 15 minutes. The jail uses Smart Communications for inmate calling. Depending on your setup, you may need to create a prepaid account before accepting calls. You'll also need a touch-tone phone. The system blocks three-way calls to prevent unauthorized connections. Getting unwanted calls? Contact Smart Communications at 1-727-349-1561 to block them. Only the listed phone number owner can request an unblock.
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Want to get essentials to someone at Snohomish County Jail? Don't waste time or money mailing a package or trying to drop one off. The jail doesn't accept care packages that way—approved items have to be ordered through the correct commissary channels.
Snohomish County Jail handles personal mail and legal mail differently — and they go to different addresses. Personal mail gets sent to a PO Box (it's scanned and delivered digitally), while attorney-client privileged mail goes to the jail's Everett street address and must be marked "LEGAL MAIL." Send personal mail to the street address by mistake? It'll be returned.
If your letter to someone at Snohomish County Jail keeps getting delayed or returned, the address is probably wrong. Personal mail and legal mail go to completely different places—here's where to send each one so it actually arrives.
Snohomish County Jail uses two different mailing addresses, and mixing them up is one of the fastest ways to get mail returned—or never delivered at all. Personal mail doesn't go to the jail in Everett. Instead, address it to: Inmate Name and ID #, Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, PO Box 9196, Seminole, FL 33775. Legal mail works differently. Attorney-client privileged correspondence goes directly to the facility's street address in Everett and must be clearly marked "LEGAL MAIL": Inmate Name and ID #, c/o Snohomish County Corrections, 3025 Oakes Ave, Everett, WA 98201. Sending privileged mail to the personal-mail PO Box defeats the purpose—so don't.
Sending mail to Florida when your loved one is locked up in Snohomish County? It's confusing, but there's a reason. Snohomish County Jail routes personal mail through a scanning facility, while legal mail takes a completely different path. Getting the address right determines whether your letter arrives or bounces back.
Seeing a Florida P.O. Box for someone locked up in Washington state? You're not imagining things. Snohomish County Jail routes all personal mail through a scanning facility, then delivers it digitally to inmates on tablets. The original paper letter gets destroyed.
No. Inmates can't receive incoming calls—they place outbound calls through the jail phone system. Calls go out as collect or through prepaid debit, depending on the account setup.
Each call is limited to 15 minutes. Calls are placed as collect or using a prepaid debit account.
To block unwanted calls, contact Smart Communications at 1-727-349-1561. Only the listed owner of the phone number can request that Smart Communications unblock the number.
Send personal letters to the jail’s Seminole, FL PO Box (not the Everett street address). Personal mail sent to 3025 Oakes Ave in Everett won’t be accepted and will be returned—include the inmate’s full name and booking/DOC/ID number on the envelope.
Clearly mark attorney-client correspondence as “LEGAL MAIL.” Send it to 3025 Oakes Ave, Everett, WA 98201 so it receives legal-mail processing.
Inmates receive digital copies of personal letters. The original paper mail is destroyed after it’s scanned.
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