PERSONAL mail for inmates must be sent through Smart Communications, as described below. PROFESSIONAL/LEGAL MAIL should be sent directly to the ADC and must be labeled as Legal Mail and come from the inmate's attorney of record, a Commonwealth's attorney or the courts. Other OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS/ORIGINAL TRANSACTIONAL DOCUMENTS should be sent to the attention of the ADC Property Officer. Please see the examples and instructions below.
General Correspondence
All general correspondence must be sent to the Sheriff's Office's third-party mail vendor, Smart Communications, at the following address:
Smart Communications/FXCOADC
Inmate Name/Inmate Number
P.O. 9128
Seminole, FL 33775-9128
General incoming correspondence includes, but is not limited to, greeting cards, pictures, children's drawings, etc. It is nearly all correspondence that is NOT legal or privileged.
All general correspondence sent to an inmate must contain a full return address with first and last name of the sender. It also must contain the full and correct inmate name and inmate number. Smart Communications cannot process any materials that are bound or open like a book and will reject such materials. Upon arrival at Smart Communications, the mail will be opened and scanned into an electronic document to be screened and approved by the ADC/AIB mail room. Upon approval, the electronic mail will be forwarded to the inmate's electronic account.
Note: Books and portions of books sent through regular mail will not be printed, scanned or delivered to inmates.
Photographs
All photographs must be sent to the Sheriff's Office's third-party mail vendor, Smart Communications, at the following address:
Smart Communications/FXCOADC
Inmate Name/Inmate Number
P.O. 9128
Seminole, FL 33775-9128
All photographs sent to an inmate must contain a full return address with first and last name of the sender on the envelope. It must also contain the full and correct inmate name and inmate number on the envelope. Upon arrival at Smart Communications, the mail containing photographs will be opened and scanned into an electronic document to be screened and approved by the ADC/AIB mail room. Upon approval, the electronic mail containing photographs will be forwarded to the inmate's electronic account.
Photographs are limited to 10 per mailing. If a mailing has more than 10 photos, the entire mailing will be denied. Photographs containing obscenity, explicit sexual material or depictions of violence and/or nudity are prohibited.
Official Documents
All official documents can be mailed directly to the Sheriff's Office at the address below. Official documents are personal IDs, papers or credentials that are issued to a person by a government entity or financial institution. Official documents include, but are not limited to:
- Cashier checks and money orders
- Passports
- Birth certificates
- Social Security cards
- Driver's license
- Personal identification card
- Alien Registration Card/Green Card
- Welfare card
- Medical card
- School diploma
Mail official documents to:
Fairfax County Sheriff's Office
Adult Detention Center
Attn: Property Officer – inmate name/inmate number
10520 Judicial Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
Any general incoming correspondence, such as letters, pictures, greeting cards, children's drawings, etc., that are included with an official document sent directly to the ADC/AIB property officer are prohibited.
Original Transactional Documentation
Original transactional documentation is a document that the inmate needs to sign and return the original to the sender, such as transferring a vehicle title. Original transactional documentation must be mailed to the attention of the ADC Property Officer and identify the inmate by name and number. The property officer/designee will coordinate a time for the inmate to review and sign the documents, if desired, and pay the postage to have the documents mailed out of the facility.
Fairfax County Sheriff's Office
Adult Detention Center
Attn: Property Officer – inmate name/inmate number
10520 Judicial Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
This process is for transactional documentation only; inmates will not be permitted to keep other original documentation sent through this process.