How to write to someone at Pamlico Correctional Institution
Personal letters for people at Pamlico Correctional Institution go to North Carolina'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 TextBehind, not the prison, and the envelope should name Pamlico Correctional Institution. The prison street address, 601 North 3rd Street, Bayboro, NC 28515, is for publications and packages; legal mail senders should contact the prison.
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 copy on their tablet
“Non-legal mail sent to people incarcerated in NCDAC prison facilities is screened and scanned by TextBehind and delivered electronically to tablets.” Department source
Street address (not for letters unless the department says so): 601 North 3rd Street, Bayboro, NC 28515
“Non-legal mail sent to people incarcerated in NCDAC prison facilities is screened and scanned by TextBehind and delivered electronically to tablets.”
No one at Pamlico Correctional Institution 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.
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Questions
What is the mailing address for Pamlico Correctional Institution?
Personal mail goes to the department's mail center: Name and Opus Number, Pamlico Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131.
Is mail scanned at Pamlico Correctional Institution?
Yes. Personal letters are scanned at a department-wide mail center. The person receives a copy on their tablet.
Can I message someone at Pamlico Correctional Institution electronically?
North Carolina 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 Pamlico Correctional Institution be listed on a pen pal site?
We found no rule in North Carolina'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: Pamlico Correctional Institution page, North Carolina 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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