Mailing and Emailing Inmates at Westmoreland County Prison
When mailing a letter or postcard to an inmate, please address your mail as follows:
Inmate's First and Last Name
Inmate’s Name and Booking Number
Westmoreland County Prison
3000 S Grande Blvd
Greensburg, PA 15601
All mail sent to an inmate at the Westmoreland County Prison must include the sender's name and mailing address in the top left corner of the envelope or postcard.
Failure to include your return address will most likely result in your mail NOT being delivered and your letter destroyed.
Main Phone: 724-830-6000
The information below provides complete instructions regarding:
Westmoreland County Prison Inmate Mail Policies,
Mail Instructions,
What type of mail is NOT allowed,
Rules for Mailing Letters and Photos and Postcards,
Emailing an inmate,
Policies for Sending Magazines, Newspapers, Books and Packages to Westmoreland County Prison in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
Follow these instructions exactly to help ensure that your inmate receives his/her mail and not have it thrown away.
The Westmoreland County Prison has a zero-tolerance policy regarding mail violations.
Emailing Messages & Photos
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If you are not already registered, do so here, or Log in.
Then use the Facility Finder to:
1. Select this facility,
2. Add your inmate to your list of contacts,
3. Add a credit or debit card to cover your costs.
How Messaging Works
Watch this video on how to send a message.
1. Messages can be up to 500 characters long, including punctuation. At the bottom of your message there is a 'character countdown' feature.
2. After you click the “CONTINUE” button, you can review the cost to send your message to your inmate. You can also attach credits for your inmate to reply to your message. Be sure to accept the Terms and Conditions and click the “SEND” button for your message to be successfully delivered to your inmate.
How Uploading Photos Works
Watch this video on how to upload a photo.
1. Select the Photos Tab.
2. Select “Take New Photo” or “Upload New Photo”.
3. Take a new photo with your webcam, or select "Choose File" to upload a photo from your computer.
4. Give your photo a Title or add it to the "Gallery" of your choice.
5. Select the "Share" button.
6. Select your inmate(s) and then select "Share".
7. Once the photo is approved, it will be shared with your inmate(s).
Customer Service Questions
Call 866-516-0115
Type of Mail Allowed for Westmoreland County Prison
Postcards
The Westmoreland County Prison allows inmates to receive pre-metered postcards like the type purchased from the post office. They may also allow certain photo postcards as long as they have not been tampered with or contain images that may be considered to be obscene or violent in nature.
Envelopes
The Westmoreland County Prison also allows you to mail letters in envelopes to the inmate as long as the mail complies with mail rules.
Address all mail including letters, postcards, books, magazines or newspapers as follows:
Inmate name and booking number (Click here to locate the booking number)
3000 S Grande Blvd
Greensburg, PA 15601
All letters and postcards must have a complete return address or the mail will be returned unopened.
Newspapers
You may send newspapers to the inmate as long as they are mailed directly from the publisher or from a reputable online source such as Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com.
Magazines
You can send magazines directly from the publisher or Amazon.com or another online vendor. Any magazines that contain profanity, weapons, pornography or other content that is adult in nature will be confiscated by the jail staff and will NOT be delivered to the inmate.
Books
This jail does allow books to be mailed directly to the jail from a reputable source such as amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com. You can order them directly from your computer and have them shipped to the inmate at the address above.
Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the Westmoreland County Prison standards will be disposed of.
Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon.
To confirm that the Westmoreland County Prison continues to allow books to be mailed by a third party publisher or bookseller, call 724-830-6000.
Care packages
Care packages are pre-chosen items packaged together and sent to the inmate from a third-party vendor. They can include clothing, snacks and seasonal items.
When a jail allows the inmate to receive Care Packages they must come directly from an approved company that specializes in serving the inmates of jails.
Call 724-830-6000 or click here or here to see if the Westmoreland County Prison participates in a Care Package program and if so, how to purchase one.
Emailing and Photo Sharing with your Inmate
Emailing Messages & Photos
Facility_name_1} also contracts with GettingOut, the same service that handles its Inmate Phone System and Video Visitation, for sending secure messages and photos between you and your inmate.
If you are not already registered, do so here, or Log in.
Then use the Facility Finder to:
1. Select this facility,
2. Add your inmate to your list of contacts,
3. Add a credit or debit card to cover your costs.
How Messaging Works
Watch this video on how to send a message.
1. Messages can be up to 500 characters long, including punctuation. At the bottom of your message there is a 'character countdown' feature.
2. After you click the “CONTINUE” button, you can review the cost to send your message to your inmate. You can also attach credits for your inmate to reply to your message. Be sure to accept the Terms and Conditions and click the “SEND” button for your message to be successfully delivered to your inmate.
How Uploading Photos Works
Watch this video on how to upload a photo.
1. Select the Photos Tab.
2. Select “Take New Photo” or “Upload New Photo”.
3. Take a new photo with your webcam, or select "Choose File" to upload a photo from your computer.
4. Give your photo a Title or add it to the "Gallery" of your choice.
5. Select the "Share" button.
6. Select your inmate(s) and then select "Share".
7. Once the photo is approved, it will be shared with your inmate(s).
Customer Service Questions
Call 866-516-0115
How to address your Inmate's Postcard or Envelope
Inmate's First and Last Name
Inmate’s Name and Booking Number
Westmoreland County Prison
3000 S Grande Blvd
Greensburg, PA 15601
All mail sent to an inmate at the Westmoreland County Prison must include the senders name and mailing address in the top left corner of the envelope or postcard.
Failure to include your return address will most likely result in your mail NOT being delivered and discarded.
To confirm the mailing address and/or any new policies regarding inmate mail call 724-830-6000 or check the most recent updates on the jail's website by going here.
Mailed Items NOT Allowed
If your inmate is mailed anything other than a letter, postcard or greeting card it won't get through.
However as stated above, because of the increased smuggling of drugs, more and more jails are only allowing pre-stamped or metered, solid color or white postcards to be received by inmates.
Examples of prohibited items include:
Any money order mailed in that also contains other correspondence will be sent back and the money will not be put on the inmate’s account.
Stamps and stickers.
Musical greeting cards.
Altered mail such as perfumed or lipstick covered.
Paper with any type of stains such as grease.
News clippings.
Crayon, felt tip or hand painted drawings.
Call 724-830-6000 or click here for a complete list of prohibited items.
POLICIES REGARDING MAILING PHOTOS TO Westmoreland County Prison
This jail does not allow inmates to possess photographs. If you send them, they will not reach the inmate and will either be sent back to you or destroyed.
Call 724-830-6000 or check the most recent policies regarding inmate photos on the jail's website by going here.
Important Mail Tips
Any mail that encourages a risk for jail security, discusses escape, encourages disobedience of the rules will not make it to the inmate.
Mail is always scanned and inspected for contraband, obscenity and other rule infractions.
Assume that everything you write will be read by jail staff and can and will be used against you or your inmate in court.
Never write anything about the inmate's court case you wouldn't want read aloud in court.
Mail is considered by the jail to be a privilege. Any violations of the mail policies can result in the inmate's mail privileges being suspended.
The introduction of contraband by you into the jail through the mail could result in criminal charges being filed against both you and the inmate.
Click here to view contact information for the Westmoreland County Prison.