Mail & Photos to Dillon County Detention Center

The Mailing Address

Address your letter to:

[Inmate Name]
[Booking Number, if known]
Dillon County Detention Center
1027 Old Latta Highway
Dillon, SC 29536

Include your complete return address on the envelope. Most facilities, including county jails across South Carolina, open and inspect incoming mail before delivering it, though the specific inspection process for Dillon County Detention Center isn’t detailed on the county’s site.

What Isn’t Published: Photos, Packages, and Publications

Larger South Carolina facilities, both county jails and SCDC state prisons, publish specific limits: how many photos per envelope, which vendors are approved for books, whether packages are accepted at all. Dillon County’s site doesn’t spell any of this out. Before sending anything beyond a plain letter, call (843) 774-1435 and ask:

• How many photos can I include, and are there size or content restrictions?
• Are packages accepted, and if so, through what process?
• Can I send books or magazines, and do they need to come from a specific vendor?
• Are there restrictions on what type of paper, cards, or envelopes are accepted?

What’s Never Allowed Anywhere

Regardless of what Dillon County’s specific policy turns out to be, some rules are universal across virtually every jail and prison: never mail cash directly to an inmate, and don’t include anything that looks like it could be a prohibited substance or contraband, since that risks the entire letter being rejected or destroyed, and can create legal trouble for the sender.

If Your Mail Doesn’t Seem to Be Getting Through

If you’ve sent something and it’s been more than two weeks with no acknowledgment, call the facility to check on it instead of assuming it was lost. Content that looks questionable for any reason can cause processing delays at any facility, and a phone call is the fastest way to find out if that’s what happened.

Send Photos and Letters with Pigeonly

The easiest way to send photos and letters to someone at Dillon County Detention Center is through Pigeonly. Upload your photos or write your letter online, and Pigeonly prints and mails everything to the facility for you, following the mail rules listed above.