Quick facts

System

Arkansas Division of Correction (ADC)

Inmate ID

ADC Number

General mail goes to

Securus Digital Mail Center — Tampa, FL

Recipient receives

Color digital scan on tablet (B&W print at facility if no tablet)

Page limit

2 letter pages max — Securus counts the envelope as a 3rd page (news reports of internal ADC email, ~Aug 2026; not yet on ADC’s public mail page)

Paper size

Letter-size (8½″ × 11″) max for scannable paper items

Ink

Dark ink only (black or blue) — no pencil or yellow marker

Originals

Discarded ~90 days after scanning unless you include a SASE

Where to send mail

Personal mail from family and friends (including printed PDFs)

Include the person’s name and ADC number on the envelope. Facility name is not required for the Tampa digital-mail address. Use a complete return address (full name, street or PO box, city, state, ZIP).

[Full Name] [ADC Number]
ARDOC
P.O. Box 25918
Tampa, FL 33622

Send elsewhere — not the Tampa digital center

• Legal / privileged correspondence → The person’s assigned ADC facility

  Attorneys and other privileged senders must mail directly to the facility where the person is housed. Mail sent to the Tampa address is opened and processed like regular (non-legal) mail.

• Books, magazines, newspapers, and other publications → Facility mailing address (from publisher, distributor, or authorized retailer)

  Publications must not go to the Tampa scan center — they will be rejected and returned. Check with the facility for where to send publisher mail.

• Visitation forms → Assigned unit — attention of Unit Visitation Clerk

  Visitation applications must be returned to the inmate’s assigned unit, not the Tampa PO Box and not to the inmate.

• Packages, certified mail, checks, and money orders → Not accepted at Tampa — returned to sender

  Use ADC-approved deposit channels for funds. Do not enclose cash, checks, or money orders with a PDF mailing.

• Media mail and subscriptions → Facility mailing address

  Media mail and subscription items sent to Tampa will be rejected and returned.

Format & content rules

• Effective September 15, 2025, all non-legal mail to ADC must go to P.O. Box 25918, Tampa, FL 33622 — not directly to a prison. Mail is scanned in color (envelope and contents, front and back) and uploaded to the eMessaging app on the person’s tablet.
• If the person does not have tablet access, Securus scans the mail and emails it to the facility, where ADC staff print and deliver it.
• Write in dark ink only (black or blue). Pencil and yellow marker reduce scan quality and should be avoided.
• Pictures, drawings, and other paper items must fit on 8½″ × 11″ letter-size paper. Non-paper items and oversize paper will not be scanned and may be returned.
• Mail that cannot be scanned before or after opening is returned to the sender.
• To receive physical originals back after scanning, include a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage. Without a SASE, scanned mail is discarded about 90 days after scanning.
• Packages, certified mail, checks, and money orders are not accepted at the digital center and will be returned.
• Non-privileged mail may be read. Privileged correspondence (attorneys, courts, listed ADC/Board officials, news media) is opened only for contraband inspection in the person’s presence when properly marked.
• Content can still be withheld under ADC policy and 12 CAR § 70-105 (publications) if it threatens security or otherwise violates rules.

Document mailing checklist

1. Confirm the person is in ADC custody and look up their ADC number.
2. Keep the letter at or under 2 pages — Securus counts the envelope as a 3rd page toward the reported 3-page cap. Split longer PDFs into multiple mailings.
3. Print on letter-size white paper using dark black or blue ink.
4. Address to ARDOC / P.O. Box 25918, Tampa, FL with name + ADC number and your return address, then mail as personal correspondence.

Look up an ADC number →

Send with PrisonPDF

• Upload a multi-page PDF or DOCX and we print and mail it for you.
• When you select Arkansas, we use the Securus Digital Mail Center address and enforce a 2-page content limit (envelope counts as the 3rd).
• We do not review PDFs — ADC or Securus may still reject or return mail that violates policy.

Official sources

• ADC — Mail and Money
• ADC — Digital Mail System
• 12 CAR § 70-105 — Publications
• Arkansas DOC Inmate Search