How to write to someone at Pontiac Correctional Center
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.
Put the person's name and IDOC number together on the first line of the address. Also write the IDOC number on every page, photo, or document inside. Personal (non-legal) mail is scanned or photocopied at the facility.
Legal mail from lawyers and courts has its own address or rules: see the department's mail page.
- Where letters go
- To the prison
- What happens to them
- Scanned or photocopied
- What they get
- A printed copy or a copy on their tablet
“Incoming non-privileged mail is scanned or photocopied at IDOC facilities.” Department source
Street address (not for letters unless the department says so): 700 West Lincoln Street, Pontiac, IL 61764
“Mailroom staff will process incoming non-privileged mail, including letters, greeting cards, and photographs, by: Scanning in color, the front and back of the envelope and each item within and digitally distributing it to the individual in custody by uploading it to their electronic device or physically distributing it by printing a copy and delivering it to the individual, or Photocopying in color...”
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CorrLinks
You start it from outside.
- Go to corrlinks.com (or the CorrLinks app), agree to the terms and create an account.
- Fund your account with a Visa or Mastercard credit card.
- Add the person to your address book using their state ID number.
- Write and send your message. Facility staff review it and deliver it on their schedule.
Illinois: Illinois DOC says messages go through "ICSolutions' Corrlinks System" and links to corrlinks.com to register. Available at all IDOC facilities except ATCs; all messages are screened and delayed. Messages sent through GTL ConnectNetwork are no longer delivered. The page does not state a price.
Questions
What is the mailing address for Pontiac Correctional Center?
Individual in Custody Name & IDOC#, 700 W. Lincoln St., Pontiac, IL 61764.
Is mail scanned at Pontiac Correctional Center?
Yes. Personal letters are scanned or photocopied at the prison. The person receives a printed copy or a copy on their tablet.
Can I message someone at Pontiac Correctional Center electronically?
Illinois uses CorrLinks. On CorrLinks, you make an account, add the person by name and ID number, and pay per message.
Can someone at Pontiac Correctional Center be listed on a pen pal site?
We found no rule in Illinois'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: Pontiac Correctional Center page, Illinois 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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