Mail & Packages in Missouri (Missouri DOC)

Key info

Incoming personal mail does not go to the prison. Since July 1, 2022, Missouri routes personal letters and photos to an off-site Securus digital-mail center in Tampa, Florida, which opens and scans them and delivers the scans to the person’s tablet (or prints them for a person without a tablet).

Address personal mail to Tampa, with the person’s name and DOC ID number: [Person’s name and DOC ID#], C/O Digital Mail Center–Missouri DOC, P.O. Box 25678, Tampa, FL 33622-5678.

Scanned mail is held about 45 days at the center and then discarded; the person keeps the digital copy.

Greeting cards are not accepted by postal mail — digital cards can be sent through a Securus/JPay account.

Legal mail and books do not go to Tampa. Legal mail goes directly to the prison; books come publisher-direct, by mail to the prison.

How to address personal mail

Since July 1, 2022, facilities no longer accept incoming personal mail and photos. They are routed to an off-site vendor, Securus, at its digital-mail center in Tampa, Florida, which opens and scans them and delivers the scans to the incarcerated person’s tablet (printed copies are provided to a person without a tablet).

Address personal mail with the person’s name and DOC ID number to:

[Incarcerated person’s name and DOC ID#] C/O Digital Mail Center–Missouri DOC P.O. Box 25678 Tampa, FL 33622-5678

Scanned mail is retained at the center for about 45 days and then discarded; the incarcerated person keeps the digital copy. Photos are rejected if they are nude, altered, two-ply, or collaged. Greeting cards are not accepted by postal mail, but digital greeting cards can be sent through a Securus/JPay account.

Legal mail

Legal and privileged mail does not go to Tampa. Mail from courts and attorneys goes directly to the correctional center in original paper form and is handled under the legal-mail rules. Confirm the current legal-mail procedure with the specific prison before sending.

Books and publications

Books and publications do not go to the Tampa center. They must come directly from a publisher, distributor, or approved vendor and are sent by mail to the facility. Used or personally mailed books are not accepted. Confirm the current rules and any limits with the facility before ordering.

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Sources

This page is compiled from the following publicly available sources. Policies change without notice — confirm current details with the facility before relying on them.