Mail guides
How to mail documents to someone in prison
Free guides to facility mail rules for sending printed PDFs and documents — where to address mail, page and paper limits, and what to expect when mail is scanned.
- Federal PrisonsMail goes to the person’s BOP facility. Since November 2024, non-minimum-security institutions photocopy general correspondence and deliver only the copies. Paper and envelope rules are strict; page counts still vary by facility handbook.Last verified July 31, 2026
- CaliforniaPersonal correspondence goes to the person’s CDCR facility as First-Class mail. California caps weight (13 oz), not page count, and delivers the physical mail — not a statewide scan-to-tablet system.Last verified July 31, 2026
- FloridaRoutine personal mail to FDC goes to a central processing facility in Tampa, where it is scanned for the inmate’s tablet or kiosk. Originals are not delivered to the prison.Last verified July 31, 2026
- New YorkPersonal mail goes to the person’s DOCCS facility as physical correspondence. Printed or photocopied materials — including a printed PDF — are capped at five pages per envelope and may be delayed for Media Review.Last verified July 31, 2026
- TexasMost personal mail to TDCJ goes to a Digital Mail Processing Center, where it is scanned for the inmate’s tablet (or printed in black and white if they have no tablet).Last verified July 31, 2026
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