Quick facts

System

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC)

Inmate ID

Inmate Number (R or A + 6 digits, e.g. R123456)

General mail goes to

ODRC Mail Processing Center (OMPC) — Youngstown

Recipient receives

Color or B&W copy/scan (originals are not delivered)

Page limit

15 pages written/typed max; front and back (double-sided) allowed

Paper

White or yellow, no larger than 8½″ × 14″

Photos

Up to 10 photographs; no nudity

Ordinary letter timing

Generally held no more than 48 hours (excluding weekends/holidays)

Where to send mail

Personal mail from family and friends (including printed PDFs)

Include the person’s name and inmate number on the envelope. ODRC’s sample layout also shows your full return address in the top-left. Facility name is not required for OMPC personal mail.

[Full Name] [Inmate Number]
ODRC Mail Processing Center (OMPC)
884 Coitsville-Hubbard Road
Youngstown, OH 44505

Send to the parent institution instead

• Legal / court mail → Parent institution (not OMPC)

  Privileged legal mail requires a valid ODRC legal-mail control number. Mail from attorneys, courts, or other listed senders without a control number is processed as regular mail (opened, copied, and delivered). Register and generate control numbers via ODRC’s legal-mail portal before sending confidential legal correspondence.

• Business correspondence → Parent institution

  ODRC routes business mail from organizations, businesses, and agencies to the facility — not the OMPC personal-mail address.

• Visitation forms → Parent institution

  Do not send visitation paperwork to the Youngstown processing center.

• Books, magazines, newspapers → Parent institution / publisher channels per 75-MAL-02

  Professionally produced printed materials (magazines, newspapers, books, calendars) are not handled like personal letters at OMPC and are not copied under the letter process. Family/friends generally cannot order publications from third-party vendors to be shipped to the institution — deposit funds so the incarcerated person can order allowed materials themselves.

Format & content rules

• Personal cards and letters — including printed PDF pages mailed as correspondence — go to the OMPC and are copied or scanned. Color originals are copied in color; black-and-white in black and white. The front of the envelope is copied so the return address stays with the contents.
• Official first-class enclosure limit: up to fifteen (15) pages written or typed, front and back, on white or yellow paper no larger than 8½″ × 14″. Double-sided printing is allowed — the limit is 15 sheets, not 15 sides.
• Up to 10 photographs are allowed in a first-class letter; nudity is prohibited. Photographs are also subject to copying/scanning.
• Greeting cards must be commercially manufactured, single- or multi-fold; pop-out cards are prohibited. Musical or altered cards are not allowed.
• Always put a complete return address on the envelope and the incarcerated person’s name and inmate number. Mail sent to an old facility address may be forwarded to OMPC and delayed.
• Cash, checks, money orders, and other contraband found during inspection are handled under ODRC contraband rules — do not enclose funds with a PDF mailing; use the approved deposit channel instead.
• Content can still be withheld under OAC 5120-9-17 (incoming mail) or 5120-9-19 / Policy 75-MAL-02 (printed material) if it threatens security or otherwise violates policy.

Document mailing checklist

1. Confirm the person is in ODRC custody and look up their inmate number (R/A + 6 digits).
2. Keep the packet at or under 15 pages (double-sided is fine). Split longer documents into multiple envelopes.
3. Print on white or yellow paper; do not use padded envelopes or non-paper enclosures.
4. Address to the OMPC in Youngstown with name + inmate number and your return address, then mail as personal correspondence.

Look up an inmate number →

Send with PrisonPDF

• Upload a multi-page PDF or DOCX and we print and mail it for you.
• When you select Ohio, we use the ODRC Mail Processing Center address and enforce the 15-page limit.
• We do not review PDFs — ODRC may still reject or withhold mail that violates policy.

Official sources

• ODRC — General Mail & Email
• ODRC — Mail Processing Center (OMPC)
• ODRC — Legal Mail
• OAC 5120-9-17 — Incoming mail
• OAC 5120-9-19 — Printed materials
• ODRC Offender Search