General Information
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Inmate Mail
SENDING PERSONAL MAIL TO INMATES
Inmates may send and receive letters from outside the jail. The mailing address for inmates to receive PERSONAL mail from family/friends is:
Smart Communications-Pinellas County Jail
Attention To: (insert INMATE NAME and ID NUMBER)
P.O. Box 9204
Seminole, FL 33775-9129
Mail not containing the inmate ID Number and the Name will be "Returned to Sender." Above is the mailing address to send PERSONAL mail for the Pinellas County Jail. All regular inmate postal mail (postcards, letters, greeting cards, etc.) will be scanned into the Smart Communications system, and made available to the inmates to view via the inmate tablet or wall kiosk. You should only mail copies of documents or pictures that you do NOT intend to get back.
You can sign up for a Smart Communication’s free www.MailGuardTracker.com account to track postal mail delivery status, receive notifications if your mail is rejected, and download copies of mail that has been received and processed.
Upon release, inmates can login to the public website at: www.smartinmate.com and enter their inmate number and password to download their photos, messages, and postal mail FREE.
LEGAL/PRIVILEGED MAIL FROM ATTORNEYS
Legal/Privileged mail sent to inmates from their attorneys can be sent electronically to the inmate by using SmartInmate, at no cost to the inmate or the attorney.
To sign-up for an account, please visit www.smartinmate.com (instructions above under Electronic Messaging with Inmates). A government issued ID and a Bar Card are necessary for your account to be approved. Once it’s approved, you are able to send privileged messages and documents to your client electronically. The attorney will need to register for each inmate that they wish to have a connection with.
Any mail from an attorney that is received at the Jail will be opened and scanned in direct view of the inmate. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office nor Smart Communication have access to viewing any of these correspondences.
Please address LEGAL MAIL to:
LEGAL MAIL
Inmate Name and Docket #
14400 49th Street North
Clearwater, FL 33762
Inmate Messaging
Inmate messaging is available for inmates housed in the Pinellas County Jail and is provided by Smart Communications. www.smartinmate.com connects family and friends with inmates in correctional institutions using a fast, low cost and easy to use two way electronic messaging system. When using www.smartinmate.com you can connect in just minutes and correspond every day in near real time instant communication.
- Fast and safe message delivery
- Messages are stored on our secure servers
- Send photos to inmates
- All inmates receive 8 free messages per month
Instructions on how to sign up, send messages and photos as a family/friend: Click Here
Legal/Privileged secured electronic messaging and document uploads/signatures for attorneys, please register at www.smartinmate.com.
Inmate Money
The Pinellas County Jail accepts money orders for inmates. The money order must contain the inmate's full name, docket number, and housing assignment. Money orders are accepted seven days a week at the Visitation Center and Public Lobby or can be mailed to:
Pinellas County Jail
Inmate Accounting
14400 49th Street North
Clearwater, FL 33762
Kiosks that accept cash deposits are available at our Visitation Center and Public Lobby. Online deposits will be accepted at www.connectnetwork.com; directions for this process can be found here. Customer service concerns for the online deposits can be directed to 877-650-4249.
Inmate Commissary
Friends and family can purchase commissary packages for inmates via the iCare program: http://www.icaregifts.com/
Inmate Phone Usage
Inmates cannot receive phone calls, however they are allowed to make collect calls and can self-purchase minutes to make outbound calls. Friends and Family can add minutes to the inmate’s phone account by depositing to their AdvancePay Phone Account through ViaPath at www.connectnetwork.com
Inmate Subsistence Fee
- In accordance with FSS 951.033, it is the policy of the Department of Detention and Corrections to have inmates defray the cost of their incarceration to help alleviate the increasing financial burden of housing inmates.
- All non-federal inmates booked into the Pinellas County Jail will be charged $20.00 to cover administrative costs with the following exceptions:
- Detainees in an “in-transit” status for another agency or jurisdiction.
- Department of Corrections inmates brought back to Pinellas County by the State Attorney or Public Defender on writs of testificandum or inmates returning on writs of prosequemdum (pro se inmates) only.
- Walk-through, Paperwork Only and Marchman Acts.
Inmate Programs
The jail provides a number of substance abuse prevention, anger management, GED, criminogenic centered programming, discharge planning assistance, and other self-improvement opportunities through the Program Services Section and various community providers. More than 400 program groups and classes are scheduled monthly. The Chaplain Services Program provides pastoral care and religious services to inmates at the Pinellas County Jail. Spiritual counsel, moral support and practical guidance are available to those with personal or family problems. With the approval of the Sheriff’s Office Chaplain, more than 90 worship services and religious studies are provided by volunteers each week to jail inmates.
