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How To Write to Chelsea

Address:
Chelsea Elizabeth Manning
A0181426
William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center
2001 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314

Prisons impose repressive, arbitrary regulations on what prisoners may receive from the outside world and Truesdale Detention Center is no different. Follow the guide below when sending mail:

Do:
✅ Address your letter exactly as shown above
✅ Send letters on white paper
✅ Use the mail service to send letters
✅ Include color drawings in your letters
✅ Sparingly send 4*6 photos, as she may only keep 10 at a time

Do Not:
❌ Send cards, packages, postcards, photocopies or cash
❌ Decorate the outside of the envelope
❌ Send books or magazines