How to Send Mail to Someone at Tyrrell Work Farm (use the TextBehind Maryland address)
Quick Start
- ✓ Address your mail to TextBehind’s Maryland facility (not directly to Tyrrell Work Farm).
- ✓ Put the offender’s name and OPUS number on the first line.
- ✓ Write the full prison name: Tyrrell Work Farm (do not abbreviate).
- ✓ Use this mailing address: P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131.
Note: If the envelope isn’t addressed in the required TextBehind format, it will be returned to the sender.
Mail for people at Tyrrell Work Farm goes through TextBehind's facility in Maryland. So even though the person you're writing is in North Carolina, your envelope needs the TextBehind Maryland address.
TextBehind handles non-legal mail for NCDAC prisons like Tyrrell Work Farm by screening and scanning it. The contents they scan can include regular letters, greeting cards, photos, and artwork.
Once scanned, TextBehind sends the images to the prison. Your recipient gets the mail electronically on a tablet - not the original paper.
Your envelope needs three things: the offender's name and OPUS number, the full prison name (don't abbreviate), and the TextBehind mailing address: P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131.
- Write the offender’s name and OPUS number - put this on the first line (for example: Name #OPUSNUMBER).
- Add the full facility name - write “Tyrrell Work Farm” with no abbreviations.
- Finish with the TextBehind mailing address - P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131.
Note: Even small changes to the required address format can lead to the mail being returned to you.
Before sealing your envelope, double-check the OPUS number. You can look it up using North Carolina's Offender Public Information Search (Offender Locator) - it's the state's public tool for finding current information on prison offenders.
- Open the Offender Public Information Search (Offender Locator) - this is the state’s public search tool.
- Search by name or offender ID - use what you have to pull up the correct record.
- Copy the OPUS number exactly - you’ll need it on the first line of the mailing address.
Common Mistakes
- ✓ Leaving off the offender’s name and OPUS number.
- ✓ Abbreviating the prison name instead of writing the full name.
- ✓ Using any address format that doesn’t match TextBehind’s required layout (mail not addressed that way is returned to sender).
Heads up: If you're unsure about the format, rewrite the address exactly as required. Otherwise, your mail may come back to you.
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