How to Send Postal Mail to an Inmate at Western Virginia Regional Jail (new Phoenix, MD address)
Sending a letter or postcard to someone at Western Virginia Regional Jail? The mailing address changed on January 18, 2024. Regular mail now goes to a P.O. Box in Phoenix, MD, while legal mail still uses the jail's physical address in Salem, Virginia.
As of January 18, 2024, all regular (non-legal) inmate mail must go to: Western VA Regional Jail, P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131. Use this address for letters and postcards - anything that isn't legal or privileged correspondence.
Note: Clearly print the inmate’s full name and inmate ID number on the outside of the envelope or postcard. If the name and ID aren’t included, the jail will return the mail to the sender.
Format Envelope
- ✓ Western VA Regional Jail
- ✓ Inmate’s full name (clearly printed)
- ✓ Inmate ID number (clearly printed)
- ✓ P.O. Box 247
- ✓ Phoenix, MD 21131
Don't put cash, certified checks, or money orders in the envelope. Western Virginia Regional Jail won't accept funds through the mail - they'll just send it back.
Legal mail works differently. Skip the Phoenix, MD P.O. Box and send it directly to the jail's physical address: Inmate Name, 5885 West River Rd., Salem, Virginia 24153.
- ✓ Clearly mark the correspondence as legal/privileged mail
- ✓ Send legal mail only if it’s from an attorney, a court, the Department of Corrections, or the Parole Board
Note: For non-legal mail, anything over 1 ounce will be returned to the sender.
Keep your letter simple. Use white paper only, and make sure each page is no larger than 8 1/2 x 14 inches.
Want to include photos? The jail photocopies them before delivering to the inmate. The originals go into the inmate's property storage.
Warning: Don’t mail original important documents. The jail may destroy originals, so send copies only.
Non-legal mail over 1 ounce gets returned - no exceptions. If contraband turns up in any mail, the jail seizes it and notifies both the inmate and the sender with details about what was taken and why.
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