Inmate Personal Mail

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Mail may be denied for the following reasons: Threats of physical harm against any person or threats of, or participation in, criminal activity; Blackmail or extortion; Plans for activities in violation of department policy or facility-specific prohibitions, such as riots or plans to escape or assist another to escape; Other material which, if communicated, would create a serious danger to facility securit; Contents that violate U.S. Postal regulations; Sexually explicit images; Inappropriate content including, but not limited to, drug activity, human trafficking, sexual content, contraband facilitation Senders whose mail is denied by DOC staff for one of the above reasons will receive a postcard indicating the reason for denial.

Connect Through Mail

Montana State Prison, Montana Women’s Prison, Pine Hills Correctional Facility, and Riverside

All inmate personal mail at Montana State Prison, Montana Women’s Prison, Riverside, and Pine Hills Correctional Facility is scanned at an off-site facility and digitally delivered to inmates on their assigned tablets. Any inmate personal mail that arrives at these facilities will be returned to the sender.

Please closely review the DOC’s policy on offender mail.

Learn about legal mail processes at DOC facilities.

Learn where to money orders and cashier’s checks 

Where do I send personal inmate mail?

Full Facility Name and State (eg. Montana State Prison, Montana Women's Prison, Pine Hills Correctional Facility, Riverside)
Inmate Full First and Last Name, AO Number
PO Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131.

Use the following format for juveniles at Pine Hills Correctional Facility:

Pine Hills Correctional Facility- MONTANA
(Youth Initials) #00(Youth ID)
PO Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131

For example, to send a letter to juvenile John Doe #45651, the envelope should be addressed:

Envelope example addressed for a juvenile defender. Pine Hills Correctional Facility -- Montana. JD #0045651. PO Box 247. Phoenix, MD 21131.

All the above information must appear on the envelope for mail to be delivered. In addition, the sender’s full name and address must be clearly written in the top left corner of the envelope. For juveniles at Pine Hills, use initials instead of full names.

Mail that is not properly addressed will be returned to the sender. Use the email addresses below to report mail that is not returned.

Questions? Contact:

MSP mailroom:  CORMSPMailroom@mt.gov

MWP mailroom: CORMWPMailRoom@mt.gov

Riverside mailroom: CORRiversideMailRoom@mt.gov

Pine Hills Correctional Facility mailroom: CORPineHillsMailRoom@mt.gov

Crossroads Correctional Center, Dawson County Correctional Facility

All inmate personal mail at Crossroads Correctional Center and Dawson County Correctional Facility is scanned on-site at those facilities and digitally delivered to inmates on their assigned tablets.

Where do I send personal inmate mail?

Inmate Full First and Last Name, AO Number
Crossroads Correctional Center
50 Crossroads Drive
Shelby, MT 59474

Inmate Full First and Last Name, AO Number
Dawson County Correctional Facility
440 Colorado Blvd.
Glendive, MT 59330

Where do I send money orders and cashier’s checks?

Visit the Inmate Financial Services page to learn more about where to send money orders and cashier's checks. 

How do I send books and other publications to an inmate?

Senders must be approved visitors and books must be received at DOC facilities directly from the vendor (Amazon, etc.).

Please use the addresses provided in the section above.