How to write to someone at Colorado State Penitentiary
Mail personal letters to the address below, filling in the person's name and ID number where marked.
Checked against the department's own pages . How we check, and corrections
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Dashed lines are for you to fill in, in the department's own words.
Write the person's commitment name, their DOC number, and the facility on the envelope, along with the facility's mailing address. Put a valid return address on it too, or the letter may not be accepted.
- City
- Canon City
- Phone
- 719-269-5120
- Where letters go
- To the prison
- What happens to them
- Depends on the prison
- What they get
- Depends on the prison
“Mail may be sent to inmates at their assigned correctional facility.” Department source
“Mail may be sent to inmates at their assigned correctional facility.”
No one at Colorado State Penitentiary is listed yet. Know someone there who wants mail? List them for $50.
Securus eMessaging
You start it from outside.
- Create a Securus Online account at securustech.net or in the Securus mobile app.
- Find the person you want to write to and add them as a contact.
- Buy a book of stamps. The price per stamp is shown once you pick the person, because it varies by facility.
- Write and send your message. Attach a return stamp if you want them to be able to reply.
- The person inside cannot message you until you have added them and sent the first message.
Colorado: One-way: Colorado DOC says eMessaging is one way and the person will not be able to respond electronically.
Questions
What is the mailing address for Colorado State Penitentiary?
[Full name], [ID number], COLORADO STATE PENITENTIARY, PO BOX 777, Canon City, CO. 81215-0777.
Is mail scanned at Colorado State Penitentiary?
It depends on the prison: Colorado's rules allow different handling at different facilities. Check its mail page.
Can I message someone at Colorado State Penitentiary electronically?
Colorado uses Securus eMessaging. On Securus eMessaging, you make an account, add the person by name and ID number, and pay per message. One-way: Colorado DOC says eMessaging is one way and the person will not be able to respond electronically.
Can someone at Colorado State Penitentiary be listed on a pen pal site?
We found no rule in Colorado's published policies against it, and normal mail rules still apply. Rules change; the department's page is the final word.
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we fix it from the department's page. How we check.
Sources: Colorado State Penitentiary page, Colorado mail rules, read 2026-10-07. Rules change; the department's page is the final word. Find someone: official inmate locator.
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