To enhance the safety of inmates and staff, the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office is now using MailGuard® from Smart Communications. This allows inmates to receive personal postal mail through a safe and secure electronic mail service. Effective June 24, 2024, personal mail for inmates will no longer be accepted at the Alexandria Adult Detention Center. Any mail that is received here after July 8, 2024, will be returned to the sender.

To send personal correspondence to an inmate, postal mail must be sent to:

Smart Communications/Alexandria Detention Center
Inmate Name #Inmate Number
P.O. Box 9200
Seminole, FL 33775-9200

The inmate’s name and booking ID number must be clearly printed on the envelope or postcard, for example:
Adam Smith #123456
You may look up the ID number at www.SmartInmate.com.

The sender’s first and last name and a return address must also be visible on envelope.

Personal mail to inmates may include letters, greeting cards, postcards and photos. This mail will be scanned into the system and available for inmates to view from tablets or kiosks. After release, returned citizens will be able to access their account and download their mail and photos.

Legal mail, including court documents, may continue to be sent directly to the facility at:

Alexandria Adult Detention Center
Inmate Name
2001 Mill Road
Alexandria, VA 22314

Read more about the handling of legal mail.
Legal Mail
 

In addition to legal mail, our facility will continue to accept the following types of mail:

•    Correspondence from court
•    Newspapers
•    Money orders/cashiers check for deposit into inmate accounts

Note: Money orders for inmate accounts should be made payable to the inmate and include the sender's name and return address on the envelope. They should be mailed to:

Alexandria Sheriff's Office
Attn: Inmate Accounts
2003 Mill Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22314