How Do I Ship a Book From Amazon Directly to an Inmate?

When you are ready to purchase a book on Amazon to send to your inmate, the key step is changing the shipping address before you check out. Instead of shipping to your own address, enter the facility's mailing address as the delivery address.

Here is how to do it:

Add the book to your cart as you normally would. At checkout, select the option to ship to a different address and enter the facility's full mailing address. In the name field, put your inmate's full legal name followed by their inmate ID number. The format most facilities prefer looks something like: John Smith, ID# 123456. Make sure the facility address is complete and accurate, including any P.O. Box or specific mail room designation the facility uses.

Before completing the order, confirm that the item is sold and shipped directly by Amazon and not by a third-party seller. Third-party shipments are not considered to come from a publisher or approved retailer and will be rejected at the mail room. The listing should say sold and fulfilled by Amazon.com. If it does not, find another listing for the same title that ships directly from Amazon.

Once the order is placed, Amazon ships it directly to the facility. You do not need to do anything else on your end.