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How to write to someone at St. Marys Correctional Center and Jail

Personal letters for people at St. Marys Correctional Center and Jail go to West Virginia'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

Inmate's First and Last Name and OID NumberSt. Marys Correctional Center and JailPO Box 336Phoenix, MD 21131

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

Custody
Medium security
Type
Prison (includes a unit for aging inmates)
City
St. Marys
Where letters go
To a department-wide mail center, not the prison
What happens to them
Scanned
What they get
The department doesn't say

“You must mail all letters to offenders at the following address.” Department source

Street address (not for letters unless the department says so): 2880 N. Pleasants Highway, St. Marys, WV 26170

“Handwritten or typed letters are only allowed to be scanned to the offender.”
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Messaging St. Marys Correctional Center and Jail

GettingOut

Either of you can send the request; both accept.

  1. Create an account at gettingout.com or in the GettingOut app, then activate it from the email they send you.
  2. Add the person as a contact. In some states the person inside can instead send you an email invitation that links to GettingOut.
  3. The person inside must accept your contact request (or you accept theirs) before you can message.
  4. Deposit funds into your Friends & Family account, then send messages from the Message tab.

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Questions

What is the mailing address for St. Marys Correctional Center and Jail?

Personal mail goes to the department's mail center: Inmate's First and Last Name and OID Number, St. Marys Correctional Center and Jail, PO Box 336, Phoenix, MD 21131.

Is mail scanned at St. Marys Correctional Center and Jail?

Yes. Personal letters are scanned at a department-wide mail center.

Can I message someone at St. Marys Correctional Center and Jail electronically?

West Virginia uses GettingOut. On GettingOut, either side can send the contact request, and both have to accept it.

Can someone at St. Marys Correctional Center and Jail be listed on a pen pal site?

We found no rule in West 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: St. Marys Correctional Center and Jail page, West 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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