How to Address Mail to an Inmate at Stewart County Detention Center
If your envelope is missing the right details, your letter can get delayed or sent back. Use the exact format below so staff can quickly match it to the right person.
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Overview
At Stewart County Detention Center, inmates can only place outgoing calls. These are generally collect unless the inmate has funds on a phone account, and calls may be monitored. Phone and video communication both run through CPC. To fund calls or set up video visits, register and manage your account through the vendor portal, app, or a lobby kiosk. Many housing units also have Chirpers in-cell devices that let inmates send text messages to approved family and friends. You'll typically need to be on the inmate's approved list to receive messages. For video visitation, you'll be asked to agree to the facility's posted visitation rules. Rule violations can lead to suspended video privileges. Scheduling and payments are routed through the vendor/InmateSales.
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Quick Facts
- Inmates can only make outgoing calls and calls are generally collect unless the inmate has funds on a phone account.
- Stewart County uses CPC as its communications vendor for phone and video services.
- Inmates have Chirpers devices in their cells for texting with approved family and friends.
- Video visitation requires agreeing to listed visitation rules; violations can result in suspended visitation privileges and payments are routed through InmateSales.
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How to Address Your Mail to an Inmate at Stewart County Detention Center
Use this exact format on the envelope so the mailroom can match your letter to the right person: Offender First and Last Name Offender ID Number Stewart County Detention Center (TN) P.O. Box 69 Dover, TN 37058 Example: Jane Doe 123456 Stewart County Detention Center (TN) P.O. Box 69 Dover, TN 37058
How to Send Legal (Privileged) Mail to Stewart County Detention Center
Sending confidential legal correspondence to someone at Stewart County Detention Center? The envelope needs to be labeled correctly and prepared in a way the mailroom will accept.
How to Send Money and Care Packages to an Inmate at Stewart County Detention Center
Want to help someone at Stewart County Detention Center? The jail directs families to two options: SmartDeposit for money and MyCarePack for care packages.
What You Can't Put in the Envelope — Stewart County mail rules and why mail is returned
If your letter to Stewart County Detention Center gets sent back, it's usually because something about the envelope or contents broke the jail's mail guidelines. Use the checklists below to keep your mail from being returned.
Common Questions
Who provides phone and video services at Stewart County Detention Center?
CPC handles phone and video communications at Stewart County Detention Center. Since everything runs through a third party, register with the vendor's portal or app to add funds and manage your account before making calls or scheduling video visits.
Can inmates at Stewart County text from their cells?
Yes. Inmates have Chirpers in-cell devices that let them send text messages to approved contacts, and you usually must be added to the inmate’s approved contact list to receive messages.
Do I need to agree to rules to use video visitation at Stewart County?
Yes. Video visitation requires you to agree to the facility's posted visitation rules. Violations can lead to suspended video privileges. Payments and scheduling are handled through the vendor/InmateSales.
Other Guides for Stewart County Detention Center
How Inmate Phone Calls and In-Cell Texting Work at Stewart County Detention Center
Phone contact at Stewart County Detention Center works one direction only—inmates call out, but the jail won't connect incoming calls to inmates. If you need to reach someone inside, you'll have to wait for them to call you or use one of the facility's other contact options.
How Inmates Make Phone Calls and Text with Family from Stewart County Jail
Staying in touch starts with one key rule at Stewart County Detention Center: your loved one has to initiate contact. Here's how phone calls and in-cell texting work, and who to reach out to if you run into problems.
Phone & Messaging
How to Contact an Inmate at Facility
Trying to reach someone at Stewart County Detention Center? The most important thing to understand is that phone contact starts with the inmate, not you. Here's how calls work and what to verify before you wait by the phone.
