NJ State Prison Mailing Address

Where Letters Go

Letters for NJ State Prison are not mailed to Trenton. NJDOC routes general mail through Pigeonly Corrections:

[Full Name] - [SBI Number]
New Jersey State Prison - 1400
PO Box 96777
Las Vegas, NV 89193

1400 is NJ State Prison’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 Trenton:

[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.

Skipping the Mail Leg to Las Vegas

Code 1400 mail travels to PO Box 96777 in Las Vegas first, and a posted envelope spends 3 to 5 business days getting there before it’s scanned. Letters and photos you send through Pigeonly from your phone skip that leg, and the 10-photo, 4 x 6 limit still applies.