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Postcards
The Fairfax County Adult Detention Center 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 Fairfax County Adult Detention Center also allows regular postcards and envelopes to be mailed to inmates as well.
Personal postcards and envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate Number (call 703-246-2100 to get this)
Smart Communications/FXCOADC
P.O. 9128
Seminole, FL 33775-9128
Legal Mail
Legal Mail is mail from Attorneys, law enforcement, the courts, bail companies, etc.
Newspapers
Local or national newspapers may also be mailed to the inmate as long as they are mailed directly from the newspaper publisher.
Magazines
News, special interest or sports magazines may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher. 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
The Fairfax County Adult Detention Center allows books to be mailed directly to the jail from a reputable source such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million. 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 Fairfax County Adult Detention Center standards will be disposed of. No more than three books may be shipped at any one time.
Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon.
All legal mail, newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate Number (call 703-246-2100 to get this)
Fairfax County Adult Detention Center
10520 Judicial Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
They may not be directly connected to the internet, but inmates at Fairfax County Adult Detention Center are provided free tablets to use within the jail that allow them to have access to the following services and information:
The availability of tablets may seem like something that inmates who are serving time do not deserve, but here are some of the benefits for inmates in Fairfax County:
For more information about Tablets and how your inmate can get one to use while he is in jail, chek out our Inmate Tablet page.
To schedule a visit and meet with an inmate in Fairfax County, either at-the-jail or remotely by video, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need to schedule and visit with a Fairfax County Adult Detention Center inmate, including how it works, how much it costs, visitation using a rented tablet, how often and when you can visit and more, check out our Visit Inmate Page.
NOTE: Your visits will be monitored, recorded and stored. You may want to refrain from discussing your inmate's court case as anything discussed can be used against them in court.
To communicate by telephone with a Fairfax County inmate, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need to receive phone calls from a Fairfax County Adult Detention Center inmate, including how it works, how much it costs, how often you can receive calls and when you can receive them and more, check out our Inmate Phone Page.
NOTE: Your phone calls will be monitored and stored. You may want to refrain from discussing your inmate's court case. Anything discussed on the calls may be used in your inmate's court case.
To deposit money into the account of a Fairfax County inmate, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need to send money to a Fairfax County Adult Detention Center inmate, including how it works, how much it costs, what payment methods you can use, how much you can send, and more, check out our Send Money Page.
To communicate by text or email with an Fairfax County inmate, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need to send and receive secure messages in the form of text or email with a Fairfax County Adult Detention Center inmate, including how it works, how much it costs, renting your inmate a tablet, how often you can communicate and more, check out our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
NOTE: Your messages will be monitored and stored. You may want to refrain from discussing your inmate's court case.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Fairfax County Adult Detention Center follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, as well as sending money to the inmate so that they can purchase their own items, check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Fairfax County.