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How to write to someone at Souza-Baranowski 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

MAIL TO

Full name and commitment numberSouza-Baranowski Correctional CenterHarvard Rd., P.O. Box 8000, Shirley, MA 01464

Dashed lines are for you to fill in, in the department's own words.

Address your letter with the person's full name, their commitment number, and the prison's complete address. All incoming mail is opened for inspection.

Legal mail from lawyers and courts has its own address or rules: see the department's mail page.

Custody
maximum
City
Lancaster
Where letters go
To the prison
What happens to them
Depends on the prison
What they get
Depends on the prison

“We open all incoming mail for inspection.” Department source

Street address (not for letters unless the department says so): 1671 Shirley Road, Lancaster, MA 01523

“We open all incoming mail for inspection. Under certain conditions, outgoing mail may also be read.”
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Messaging Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center

CorrLinks

You start it from outside.

  1. Go to corrlinks.com (or the CorrLinks app), agree to the terms and create an account.
  2. Fund your account with a Visa or Mastercard credit card.
  3. Add the person to your address book using their state ID number.
  4. Write and send your message. Facility staff review it and deliver it on their schedule.

Massachusetts: One-way start: the person inside cannot email first and can only reply to people who have emailed them. $0.25 per email; rejected emails are not refunded.

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Questions

What is the mailing address for Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center?

Full name and commitment number, Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, Harvard Rd., P.O. Box 8000, Shirley, MA 01464.

Is mail scanned at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center?

It depends on the prison: Massachusetts's rules allow different handling at different facilities. Check its mail page.

Can I message someone at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center electronically?

Massachusetts uses CorrLinks. On CorrLinks, you make an account, add the person by name and ID number, and pay per message. One-way start: the person inside cannot email first and can only reply to people who have emailed them.

Can someone at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center be listed on a pen pal site?

We found no rule in Massachusetts'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: Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center page, Massachusetts 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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