Mailing Address: (please note that Inmate mail will be scanned in and viewed digitally)
Spartanburg County Detention Center
Inmate Name (and name number)
PO Box 9133.
Seminole, FL 33775
Inmates are now able to receive text messages from www.smartinmate.com. The rates for text are $1.00 for pictures and .50 per text
All privileged/ legal mail will be mailed to:
Inmates Name
950 California Ave
Spartanburg, SC 29303
Privileged Mail consists of the following:
· Law Enforcement Officials
· Court officials
· Attorneys
· Legal Representation Groups, ACLU, Prisoner Rights Groups, etc.
· PREA, Mental Health, or Victims Advocates
· City, County, state or Federal officials.
Only U.S. Postal Money Orderswill be accepted through the mail. If letters or photographs are contained in the envelope, all contents will be returned to sender. Write the inmates name and inmate number on the Money Order.
Booksmay be purchased by an inmates family, friend, or third party fordirect deliveryto a identified inmate. Books may be purchased and fulfilled byAmazon or Barnes & NobleONLY. All books must be in paperback format only.
Prohibited Booksare as followed and will be returned to the sender:
· No Used Books
· No Hardcover/ Leather Covered Books
· Books with thread
· Books that may pose threat to the safety security, order, and/ or discipline of the facility
· Sexually oriented material
· Inflammatory material that could potentially incite disturbance or disorder
· Materials advocating violence or other illegal actions against staff members, government officials, or other person
Questions:
Are inmates able to send mail?
Yes. Inmates will still be able to purchase paper and envelopes from commissary however; they must be used for privileged mail only. Postcards will be the only acceptable form of correspondence sent to the general public.
Can inmates keep letters, photos, envelopes, or other mail that was acceptable within the jail before June 1, 2021?
Yes. Inmates will be allowed to keep items (10 total) that were acceptable before the change. The policy will affect incoming and outgoing mail received or sent after June 1, 2021.
How will Privileged Mail be affected?
There will be no change in Privileged Mail.
Privileged Mailrefers to mail sent to or received from an attorney or member of the Bar;
correspondence from State or Federal courts; correspondence from any holder of public office; mail
received from the Citizens Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB); internal affairs office;
Sheriffs Office; state, county or federal corrections officials; mail received from law enforcement
agencies or their designated agents; federal, state or local government agency representative (i.e.
unemployment agency, social services, probation, pardon or parole agency, etc.); and mail received
from legal representative groups or organizations, i.e. ACLU, etc. In order for mail to qualify as
"privileged mail," the envelope must have some identifiable markings or title on it (e.g., Mr. John
Doe, Attorney at Law; Judge Smith, Ms. Jane Doe, Paralegal, etc.).
Does this change how books, newspapers, and magazines are accepted?
No, there is no change
