How to write to someone at Minimum Security
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
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Dashed lines are for you to fill in, in the department's own words.
Send mail to the post office box for the specific facility where the person is currently held, and include their identification number on the mail. All incoming mail must be in a white envelope.
- Where letters go
- To the prison
- What happens to them
- Opened and inspected; the letter itself is delivered
- What they get
- Your original letter
“Mail for inmates should be sent to the post office box for the specific facility the inmate is currently residing in.” Department source
Street address (not for letters unless the department says so): 16 Howard Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920
“Effective October 1, 2012 , per policy, all incoming mail for inmates must be in a white envelope, with the exception of manila envelopes from attorneys.”
No one at Minimum Security is listed yet. Know someone there who wants mail? List them for $50.
Questions
What is the mailing address for Minimum Security?
Inmate name and identification number, Minimum Security, P.O. Box 8212, Cranston, RI 02920.
Is mail scanned at Minimum Security?
No. Personal letters are opened and inspected, and the letter itself is delivered at the prison. The person receives your original letter.
Can someone at Minimum Security be listed on a pen pal site?
We found no rule in Rhode Island'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Something wrong or out of date?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: Minimum Security page, Rhode Island 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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