Maine: pen pal rules and how to send mail
We found no rule in this department's published policies that stops people here from being listed on a pen-pal site. Normal mail rules still apply, and no one may ask pen pals for money.
Where personal letters go depends on the prison: each prison's page below shows its address. How letters are handled depends on the prison.
Checked against the department's own pages . How we check, and corrections
Pen pal listings
We found no rule in this department's published policies that stops people here from being listed on a pen-pal site. Normal mail rules still apply, and no one may ask pen pals for money.
Sending mail to someone in Maine
Where personal letters go depends on the prison: each prison's page below shows its address. How letters are handled depends on the prison.
“(for first class mail other than legal mail and absentee ballots):” Department source
“Effective April 7, 2021, all incoming general correspondence (letters, notes, or similar written communication) for adult residents must be: On 8 1/2" x 11" white paper; Written or printed in black or dark blue ink.”
Source: Maine mail page, read 2026-10-07. Rules change; the department's page is the final word.
See also: prison mail rules and your first letter.
Prisons in Maine (7)
How to write to someone at each one: the mailing format, mail rules and messaging, from the department's own pages.
Find someone in Maine
We check every profile's name and ID number against this locator within a day of it going live.