How to write to someone at Wallens Ridge State Prison
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.
The department prints this address without a ZIP code. Look it up on USPS before you mail it.
Address the envelope in this order: first and last name, 7-digit state ID number, facility name, address and ZIP code. The department lists a P.O. Box without a ZIP code and doesn't say this address is for personal mail; check with the facility before you write.
Legal mail from lawyers and courts has its own address or rules: see the department's mail page.
- City
- Big Stone Gap
- Phone
- (276) 523-3310
- Where letters go
- To the prison
- What happens to them
- Photocopied
- What they get
- A printed copy
“All incoming general correspondence mail will be photocopied. Only the photocopies will be delivered to the inmate.” Department source
Street address (not for letters unless the department says so): 272 Dogwood Drive, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
“All incoming general correspondence mail will be photocopied. Only the photocopies will be delivered to the inmate.”
No one at Wallens Ridge State Prison is listed yet. Know someone there who wants mail? List them for $50.
JPay
You start it from outside.
- Create a free account at jpay.com or in the JPay app.
- Search for the person by state and their ID number. If you do not know the ID, look it up on the state's inmate search first.
- Buy stamps (or a subscription where offered). Each email uses a stamp; photos and VideoGrams use more.
- Write and send your email. Depending on the facility, the person can reply, view or print it.
Questions
What is the mailing address for Wallens Ridge State Prison?
Inmate’s first and last name, Inmate’s 7-digit state ID number, P. O. Box 759, Big Stone Gap, VA. The department prints it without a ZIP code.
Is mail scanned at Wallens Ridge State Prison?
Yes. Personal letters are photocopied at the prison. The person receives a printed copy.
Can I message someone at Wallens Ridge State Prison electronically?
Virginia uses JPay. On JPay, you make an account, add the person by name and ID number, and pay per message.
Can someone at Wallens Ridge State Prison be listed on a pen pal site?
We found no rule in Virginia'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: Wallens Ridge State Prison page, Virginia 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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