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How to write to someone at Ely State Prison

The department lists the address below for Ely State Prison 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

[Full name], [ID number]4569 North State Route 490, Ely, Nevada 89301

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

The department lists P.O. Box 1989, Ely, Nevada 89301 for this facility, but it doesn't say this address is for personal mail; check with the facility before you write.

Type
prison
City
Ely
Where letters go
To the prison
What happens to them
The department doesn't say
What they get
The department doesn't say

“Please add your offender’s ID# to everything you mail in to the facility” Department source

“Please add your offender's ID# to everything you mail in to the facility”
Pen pals at Ely State Prison

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Messaging Ely State Prison

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.

Nevada: One-way only: messages go from family and friends to the person, are printed in the facility mailroom and handed out at mail call. The person cannot reply by email.

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ViaPath ConnectNetwork Messaging

You start it from outside.

  1. Create a free account at connectnetwork.com and add the facility to your account.
  2. Open Messaging and search for the person by name or ID (booking) number, then add them as a contact.
  3. Buy message credits with a credit or debit card. The rate for that facility shows when you click Buy Credits.
  4. 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 Ely State Prison?

[Full name], [ID number], 4569 North State Route 490, Ely, Nevada 89301.

Is mail scanned at Ely State Prison?

Nevada's pages don't say whether letters are scanned or copied. Check its mail page.

Can I message someone at Ely State Prison electronically?

Nevada uses CorrLinks and ViaPath ConnectNetwork Messaging. On CorrLinks, you make an account, add the person by name and ID number, and pay per message. One-way only: messages go from family and friends to the person, are printed in the facility mailroom and handed out at mail call. On ViaPath ConnectNetwork Messaging, you make an account, add the person by name and ID number, and pay per message.

Can someone at Ely State Prison be listed on a pen pal site?

We found no rule in Nevada'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: Ely State Prison page, Nevada 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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