How Volusia County's Mail System Works: Address, Scanning, Photo Fees, and Book Rules
Sending mail to someone at Volusia County Corrections is simple once you know the right address and how the system works. Here's what you need to know about mailing addresses, the scanning process, photo fees, and book restrictions.
All inmate mail must be sent to the county’s designated mail address: SCH-VCDC PO Box 30 Pinellas Park, Florida 33781
Address the envelope using your loved one's exact booking name and include their booking number. If either doesn't match, mail can be delayed or misrouted.
Include your full return address on the envelope. Mail without a return address gets sent back.
Use regular carriers like the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx, or UPS. Hand-delivered mail is refused, and packages sent by family or friends aren't accepted either.
Regular (non-privileged) mail and photos don't go directly to the jail. They're processed at an offsite facility first, where they're scanned electronically and then forwarded to Volusia County Corrections for inspection. This means mail works differently here than at facilities that still hand out paper letters. Your original letter goes through a scanning-and-review workflow before anything reaches your loved one.
Privileged mail: Mail that qualifies as privileged must come directly from an attorney, a court, or a government entity, and it’s treated differently than regular mail.
After inspection, mail is delivered electronically through an app on a handheld tablet. Even if you send a physical letter, your loved one reads it in digital form. Delivery happens Monday through Friday. If you mail something late in the week, factor in that weekday schedule when estimating when they'll see it.
Photos are allowed but inspected. Anything nude, sexually explicit, vulgar, or provocative will be rejected. Keep images family-friendly to avoid delays or returns.
Photos cost $1.00 each, charged to the sender. Keep that fee in mind if you're sending multiple pictures.
Volusia County has strict rules for reading materials: only religious books and publications are allowed. Other books, magazines, and publications won't be accepted.
Approved religious materials must ship directly from a bookstore, publisher, book club, or reputable distributor like Amazon on a prepaid basis. Packages mailed by family or friends won't be accepted - even if the contents would otherwise qualify.
There's a limit on what can be kept in the housing unit: inmates can have three (3) paperback books, magazines, or publications at a time.
Practical Checklist
- ✓ Use this address: SCH-VCDC, PO Box 30, Pinellas Park, FL 33781
- ✓ Address mail to the inmate’s booking name and include the booking number
- ✓ Put your return address on the envelope (no return address = returned mail)
- ✓ Mail it through USPS, FedEx, or UPS (no hand-delivery)
- ✓ Don’t send packages from home - packages from family/friends aren’t accepted
- ✓ Expect regular mail and photos to be scanned offsite and delivered electronically to a tablet after clearance
- ✓ Remember delivery is Monday–Friday
- ✓ Keep photos appropriate (no nude/sexually explicit/vulgar/provocative content) and budget $1 per photo charged to the sender
- ✓ If sending reading material, religious publications only, and order them prepaid directly from a bookstore/publisher/distributor
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