Mail, photos, and what can be mailed to inmates

Mail rules can look very different from one South Carolina facility to the next, so start by checking the exact address and format required. Laurens County Detention Center only accepts postcards (no letters in envelopes, no packages). Its inmate mailing address is PO Box 329, Laurens, SC 29360, with the inmate's name included. Spartanburg County Detention Center scans mail and delivers it digitally. Inmate mail there goes to a PO Box in Seminole, Florida: PO Box 9133, Seminole, FL 33775.

Some county jails use centralized, offsite mail processing and require a specific PO Box address outside South Carolina. Horry County's J. Reuben Long Detention Center directs incoming mail to PO Box 591, Longview, Texas 75606. Mail must include the inmate's name, inmate account number, and a return address. The facility only accepts mail no larger than 8.5 inches wide by 11 inches tall.

If your loved one is in a federal facility in South Carolina (BOP), mail rules follow BOP policy rather than county or SCDC practices. BOP states that general correspondence is opened and inspected by staff. Inmates cannot receive packages from home without prior written approval from the unit team or authorized staff, with limited exceptions like release clothing and authorized medical devices.