As part of an ongoing effort to keep drugs and other dangerous contraband out of Missouri state prisons while reducing staff workloads and risk, the Missouri Department of Corrections has revised offender mail procedures.

Officials say beginning July 1, 2022, personal postal mail will no longer be accepted at Division of Adult Institutions (DAI) facilities.

Instead, personal mail for offenders must be sent to the mail processing center with the offender’s name and number clearly included: Offender Name and DOC ID# C/O Digital Mail Center-Missouri DOC, PO Box 25678, Tampa, FL 33622-5678.

Once the mail has been received at the Digital Mail Center, it will be digitally scanned and made available on offender media players. Offenders without media player access will have their digital mail printed and delivered to them. Personal offender mail received after July 1, 2022, will be returned to the sender. Personal mail received until July 1, 2022, is forwarded to the Digital Mail Center for processing.

Mail that has been scanned will be held at the Digital Mail Center for 45 calendar days and then discarded. Correctional facilities will continue to accept some items via postal mail:
· Privileged/legal mail (e.g., courts, attorneys);
· Mail from other agencies (e.g., child support);
· Certified mail (must be pre-approved by the offender’s case manager, Personal mail cannot be sent by certified mail);
· Publications sent directly from a publisher, distributor or other approved vendor; and
· Visiting applications.

For additional information about the mail policy, visit the Department of Corrections’ website at<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA2MjcuNTk5NDMyMDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2RvYy5tby5nb3YvP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSJ9.prqQuf7ravk_I7GynsxQVVe1nBGguTg9-YMrfzck3UQ/s/2134848641/br/134164981110-l>.