How to write to someone at Mississippi State Penitentiary
The department lists the address below for Mississippi State Penitentiary but doesn't label it for personal mail. Check the department's mail page before you write.
Checked against the department's own pages . How we check, and corrections
MAIL TO
Dashed lines are for you to fill in, in the department's own words.
Address lines in order: inmate name and MDOC number, housing unit, facility name, facility address, city, state, ZIP. Add your full return address. The department doesn't say PO Box 1057 is for personal mail; check with the facility before you write.
- City
- Parchman
- Phone
- 662-745-6611
- Where letters go
- To the prison
- What happens to them
- Photocopied
- What they get
- A printed copy
“ALL INCOMING MAIL MUST BE ADDRESSED AS:” Department source
“All mail received must be received in a legal or letter envelope.”
No one at Mississippi State Penitentiary is listed yet. Know someone there who wants mail? List them for $50.
ViaPath ConnectNetwork Messaging
You start it from outside.
- Create a free account at connectnetwork.com and add the facility to your account.
- Open Messaging and search for the person by name or ID (booking) number, then add them as a contact.
- Buy message credits with a credit or debit card. The rate for that facility shows when you click Buy Credits.
- Write and send your message. Where the facility allows it, attach credits so the person can reply.
Mississippi: Mississippi says ConnectNetwork.com handles telephone services while ViaPath Global Tel Link primarily handles text and messaging through tablets.
ViaPath ConnectNetwork Messaging's own page · All messaging apps
Questions
What is the mailing address for Mississippi State Penitentiary?
Inmate Name & MDOC Number, Current Housing Unit, MS Hwy 49 West, Parchman, MS 38738.
Is mail scanned at Mississippi State Penitentiary?
Yes. Personal letters are photocopied at the prison. The person receives a printed copy.
Can I message someone at Mississippi State Penitentiary electronically?
Mississippi uses ViaPath ConnectNetwork Messaging. On ViaPath ConnectNetwork Messaging, you make an account, add the person by name and ID number, and pay per message.
Can someone at Mississippi State Penitentiary be listed on a pen pal site?
We found no rule in Mississippi'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Something wrong or out of date?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: Mississippi State Penitentiary page, Mississippi 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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