Florida inmate mail
Find a Florida inmate and send a letter
Search Florida DOC records by name or DC number. Select the correct person, write online, and PieterPost will print, stamp, and mail your letter from $3.
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Florida routine personal-mail address
Florida routes ordinary personal mail through its Tampa mail-processing box. Use the recipient's last name, first name, and DC number exactly as shown by FDC.
Do not substitute the prison's street address. Legal mail, money, publications, packages, and documents requiring an original use separate routes.
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Find their DC number
Search by name and choose the correct person. PieterPost will fill the official record name and six-character DC number for your letter.
Florida routine personal-mail processing
[Inmate last name], [first name], [DC number]P.O. Box 23608Tampa, FL 33623Three simple steps
How to send a letter to an inmate in Florida
Add the inmate's name and DC number. We already know the official statewide personal-mail address.
- 1Enter their name and DC number
- 2Write and review your message
- 3We print, stamp, and mail it
Current Florida guidance
Helpful inmate-mail rules
- Letter length
- FDC distinguishes the letter from added written material, which is limited to 15 pages. Confirm the current rule before sending a long letter.
- Paper format
- Use flat, scan-compatible pages no larger than 8.5 by 11 inches. Do not staple, tape, or glue pages together.
- Envelope and address
- Use a standard stamped envelope with the recipient's last name, first name, and DC number, plus your complete name and return address.
- How it arrives
- Routine mail is digitally processed through Tampa rather than delivered as the physical original.
Find the person; PieterPost handles the mailing
Find the correct Florida DOC record, then write your message online. PieterPost prepares and mails it through Florida's statewide routine personal-mail route.
- Search active Florida DOC records by name or DC number
- Select the correct person and carry their details into the letter
- Write and review your message before you pay
- PieterPost handles the printing, envelope, postage, and mailing
PieterPost takes care of the rest
You only need to write your message
No printer, paper, envelope, stamp, or trip to the post office. We prepare and mail the physical letter for you.
- Write your letter online from any device
- Check the finished letter before paying
- We format and print it for the facility
- We address, stamp, and mail the envelope
Florida local jail directory
Looking for a county or city jail?
This guide covers people in Florida Department of Corrections custody. County and city jails use their own addresses, which you can find on the map.
Is the person in federal prison?
Search the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator and continue with the federal letter flow.
Common questions
How do I send a letter to someone in a Florida state prison?
Confirm the person's record name and DC number, then write your letter online. PieterPost formats and prints it, adds the envelope and postage, and mails the physical letter to FDC's Tampa processing box.
Which address should I use for Florida personal mail?
Use the statewide routine-mail route: the recipient's last name, first name, and DC number, followed by P.O. Box 23608, Tampa, FL 33623. Do not replace it with the institution's street address.
How do I find the DC number and current facility?
Use FDC's inmate population search to confirm both the person's current location and DC number. Recheck the result after a transfer before mailing.
Will the recipient get my original Florida letter?
FDC processes routine institutional mail as digital mail, so the recipient does not receive your physical original. Send only replaceable, flat material that can be scanned.
What should I leave out of a Florida inmate letter?
Do not include cash, checks, stamps, gift cards, Polaroids, loose objects, or bulky material. Avoid stapled, taped, glued, layered, musical, pop-up, glittered, stickered, or dimensional items that cannot be scanned as an ordinary letter.
Does this Florida guidance cover local and federal facilities?
No. This page covers adults in Florida Department of Corrections state prisons. Federal prisons, county and city jails, juvenile facilities, and other custody systems use their own addresses and rules.