How to write to someone at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center
Personal letters for people at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center go to Delaware's mail center below, not to the prison. Fill in the person's name and ID number where marked.
Checked against the department's own pages . How we check, and corrections
PERSONAL LETTERS GO TO
Dashed lines are for you to fill in, in the department's own words.
Non-legal mail: Inmate Name - SBI Number / Delaware DOC - 1101 / PO Box 96777 / Las Vegas, NV 89193. Legal and pre-approved mail only: James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC) / Inmate Name / SBI Number / James T. Vaughn Correctional Center / 1181 Paddock Road / Smyrna, DE 19977.
Legal mail from lawyers and courts has its own address or rules: see the department's mail page.
- Where letters go
- To a department-wide mail center, not the prison
- What happens to them
- Scanned
- What they get
- A printed copy
“All non-legal mail is opened at this central facility operated by Pigeonly Corrections and scanned into a digital color copy. The copy is printed and delivered to the prison facility.” Department source
Street address (not for letters unless the department says so): 1181 Paddock Road, Smyrna, DE 19977
“Letters must be on paper that is no larger than standard paper size (8 1/2 x 11 inches) and must be sent in envelopes that are no larger than 4 x 9 1/2 inches.”
No one at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center is listed yet. Know someone there who wants mail? List them for $50.
Pigeonly
You start it from outside.
- Create an account at pigeonly.com.
- Find the person with Pigeonly's inmate locator (name, ID number and facility).
- Type your letter online and add photos or a card if you want.
- Pigeonly prints, addresses and mails it for you. In Delaware and New Jersey it is scanned, screened by the DOC and printed for the prison.
Delaware: All non-legal mail goes to a Pigeonly Corrections scanning center (PO Box 96777, Las Vegas, NV 89193) with the facility code; the DOC screens the scan and a printed copy is delivered. Originals are not returned.
Questions
What is the mailing address for James T. Vaughn Correctional Center?
Personal mail goes to the department's mail center: Name – SBI Number, Delaware DOC - 1101, PO Box 96777, Las Vegas, NV 89193.
Is mail scanned at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center?
Yes. Personal letters are scanned at a department-wide mail center. The person receives a printed copy.
Can I message someone at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center electronically?
Delaware uses Pigeonly. On Pigeonly, you make an account, add the person by name and ID number, and pay per message.
Can someone at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center be listed on a pen pal site?
We found no rule in Delaware'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: James T. Vaughn Correctional Center page, Delaware 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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