How to write to someone at Central Florida Reception Center, East Unit
Personal letters for people at Central Florida Reception Center, East Unit go to Florida'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.
Personal letters go to the Florida Department of Corrections central mail processing facility, not to the prison itself. Legal and privileged mail is the exception and is still sent to the institution directly.
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 or a copy on their tablet
“FDC has transitioned to electronic mail delivery format. All routine inmate mail must be addressed to the central processing facility (see below) for scanning and electronic distribution.” Department source
Street address (not for letters unless the department says so): 7000 H C Kelley Rd., Orlando, Florida, 32831-2518
“No packaging other than standard envelopes shall be accepted.”
No one at Central Florida Reception Center, East Unit 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.
JPay
You start it from outside.
- Create a free account at jpay.com or in the JPay app.
- Search for the person by state and their ID number. If you do not know the ID, look it up on the state's inmate search first.
- Buy stamps (or a subscription where offered). Each email uses a stamp; photos and VideoGrams use more.
- Write and send your email. Depending on the facility, the person can reply, view or print it.
Questions
What is the mailing address for Central Florida Reception Center, East Unit?
Personal mail goes to the department's mail center: Inmate’s last name, first name, DC#, PO Box 23608, Tampa, FL 33623.
Is mail scanned at Central Florida Reception Center, East Unit?
Yes. Personal letters are scanned at a department-wide mail center. The person receives a printed copy or a copy on their tablet.
Can I message someone at Central Florida Reception Center, East Unit electronically?
Florida uses Securus eMessaging and JPay. On Securus eMessaging, you make an account, add the person by name and ID number, and pay per message. On JPay, you make an account, add the person by name and ID number, and pay per message.
Can someone at Central Florida Reception Center, East Unit be listed on a pen pal site?
Florida bans incarcerated people from placing ads for pen pals, including ads placed for them by someone else, and can discipline them for it. They can still write to pen pals they already know. We still list people there after the family confirms they understand.
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we fix it from the department's page. How we check.
Sources: Central Florida Reception Center, East Unit page, Florida 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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