How to write to someone at Washington Corrections Center
Mail personal letters to the address below, filling in the person's name and ID number where marked.
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Dashed lines are for you to fill in, in the department's own words.
Address your letter with the person's full name, their six-digit DOC number and the correct facility address. The unit name is optional and not needed for delivery. A return address is required on the envelope.
Legal mail from lawyers and courts has its own address or rules: see the department's mail page.
- Where letters go
- To the prison
- What happens to them
- Depends on the prison
- What they get
- Depends on the prison
“Six-digit DOC number, and correct facility address” Department source
Street address (not for letters unless the department says so): 2321 West Dayton Airport Road, Shelton, WA 98584
“Do not send cash, personal checks or stamps.”
No one at Washington Corrections Center is listed yet. Know someone there who wants mail? List them for $50.
Securus eMessaging
You start it from outside.
- Create a Securus Online account at securustech.net or in the Securus mobile app.
- Find the person you want to write to and add them as a contact.
- Buy a book of stamps. The price per stamp is shown once you pick the person, because it varies by facility.
- Write and send your message. Attach a return stamp if you want them to be able to reply.
- The person inside cannot message you until you have added them and sent the first message.
Questions
What is the mailing address for Washington Corrections Center?
[Full name], [ID number], PO Box 900, Shelton, WA 98584.
Is mail scanned at Washington Corrections Center?
It depends on the prison: Washington's rules allow different handling at different facilities. Check its mail page.
Can I message someone at Washington Corrections Center electronically?
Washington uses Securus eMessaging. On Securus eMessaging, you make an account, add the person by name and ID number, and pay per message.
Can someone at Washington Corrections Center be listed on a pen pal site?
We found no rule in Washington'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Something wrong or out of date?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: Washington Corrections Center page, Washington 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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