East Jersey Mailing Address

Where Letters Go

Letters for East Jersey are not mailed to Rahway. NJDOC routes general mail through Pigeonly Corrections:

[Full Name] - [SBI Number]
East Jersey State Prison - 1401
PO Box 96777
Las Vegas, NV 89193

1401 is East Jersey’s facility code. Include your name and return address.

Scanned, Then Printed

Each letter is scanned in color, printed and sent on to the prison. NJDOC keeps the original 45 days and then destroys it, so do not mail anything you need back.

Sizes and Photos

• Envelopes no larger than 4 x 9½ inches, paper up to 8½ x 11.
• Greeting cards and postcards up to 5 x 7.
• 4 x 6 photos, 10 per envelope at most.

Not accepted: glitter, rhinestones, stickers or anything glued on; wax paper; photos cut into shapes; sticky notes; Express, Priority or bubble envelopes; newspaper clippings; bulk mail; money; Polaroids and photos printed by third-party photo vendors such as Shutterfly; official documents, and anything you do not want destroyed. If one item breaks the rules, the whole envelope is rejected.

Packages, Books and Legal Mail

These go to NJDOC’s Centralized Search and Sorting Center (CSSC) in Crosswicks, not to Rahway:

[Full Name] - [SBI Number]
CSSC
55 Hogback Rd
Crosswicks, NJ 08515

Legal mail is marked “Confidential” with the law office’s return address. Packages come from an approved source, publications directly from the publisher or vendor.

Shaving Days Off Mail for Code 1401

Every envelope for East Jersey goes to Las Vegas before it heads to Rahway, and a posted letter spends 3 to 5 business days reaching that PO Box. Letters and photos sent through Pigeonly from your phone skip that leg, though the limit of ten 4 x 6 photos still holds.