# Send photos to Columbus Correctional Institution

> How to send photos to someone at Columbus Correctional Institution in Whiteville, North Carolina: mailing address, ID number, photo rules and what they receive.

- Facility type: Prison
- Run by: North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
- Location: 1255 Prison Camp Rd, Whiteville, NC 28472
- ID number on mail: OPUS Number

## Mailing address for photos

```
[Full name] #[OPUS Number]
COLUMBUS CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
PO BOX 247
PHOENIX MD 21131
```

Confirmed from the agency's published mail rules.

## What they receive

Mail is scanned; the person sees the photos on a tablet. Mail goes to TextBehind first.

## Photo rules

- Sizes: 4x6
- Up to 10 photos per envelope
- Not allowed: nudity, sexual content, gang signs, weapons, drugs, money

## Sources

- [NC DAC: offender mail](https://www.dac.nc.gov/offender-mail)

[Send photos to Columbus Correctional Institution with InmatePics](https://inmatepics.com/send/01a12623-599c-701e-bb47-bc023ec6ea1d)

## Questions

### Can I send photos to someone at Columbus Correctional Institution?

Yes. We confirm Columbus Correctional Institution's mailing address and photo rules before we mail your order, and refund it in full if it can't be delivered.

### What is the mailing address for photos at Columbus Correctional Institution?

Address photos to: [Full name] #[OPUS Number], COLUMBUS CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, PO BOX 247, PHOENIX MD 21131. This address comes from the agency's published mail rules.

### What ID number do I need to mail photos to Columbus Correctional Institution?

Mail must show the person's OPUS Number, or it may be returned.

### How many photos can I send to Columbus Correctional Institution?

Up to 10 photos per envelope, in 4x6 size. We split bigger orders into separate envelopes so each one stays within the limit.

### What photos are not allowed at Columbus Correctional Institution?

Photos showing nudity, sexual content, gang signs, weapons, drugs or money are rejected by the mailroom.

### Will they get the actual photos at Columbus Correctional Institution?

Mail is scanned; the person sees the photos on a tablet. Mail goes to TextBehind first.

## Nearby facilities

- [Columbus County Jail](/facilities/north-carolina/columbus-county-jail.md) (Whiteville)
- [Tabor Correctional Institution](/facilities/north-carolina/tabor-correctional-institution.md) (Tabor City)
- [Bladen County Jail](/facilities/north-carolina/bladen-county-jail.md) (Elizabethtown)
- [Robeson County Jail](/facilities/north-carolina/robeson-county-jail.md) (Lumberton)
- [Lumberton Correctional Institution](/facilities/north-carolina/lumberton-correctional-institution.md) (Lumberton)
- [Robeson Crv Center](/facilities/north-carolina/robeson-crv-center.md) (Lumberton)
- [Brunswick County Detention Center](/facilities/north-carolina/brunswick-county-detention-center.md) (Bolivia)
- [Cumberland County Detention Center](/facilities/north-carolina/cumberland-county-detention-center.md) (Fayetteville)