Terms Defined
General mail
All mail other than special.

Special mail
Correspondence to or from the president or vice president of the United States, members of the U.S. Congress (except bulk mailing), embassies and consulates, governors, state attorneys general, U.S. Department of Justice, members of the state legislature (except bulk mailing), courts and court staff, legal departments of cities and municipalities, attorneys, Idaho Parole Commission staff, Idaho Board of Correction, and the director or facility heads of the Idaho Department of Correction.

Contraband
Items prohibited or not authorized by departmental procedures or law, specifically including, but not limited to:
Items received in a letter or package not authorized by policy or directive.

· Received packages without prior authorization.

· Publications or items which describe the manufacture of weapons, bombs, explosives, escape materials, or the manufacture of alcohol and drugs.

· Publications or items evidencing gang involvement or activities (e.g., enemy lists, constitutions, structures, codes, signs, symbols, photographs, drawings, training material, clothing, etc.).

· Publications or items which advocate that any ethnic, racial, or religious groups are inferior for any reason and make such groups an object of ridicule and scorn; and it may be reasonably thought to precipitate violent confrontation between the recipient and any other inmate and a member or members of the targeted group. No publications will be withheld solely on the basis of their appeal to a particular ethnic, racial, or religious group.

· Publications not mailed direct from the publisher or a bookstore.

· Magazine, book, or newspaper clippings of any size, except those which refer to immediate family, such as wedding and birth announcements, obituaries, etc.

· Stickers of any kind (paper or non-paper), postage stamps, and envelopes, except stamps that were attached to the envelope for mailing and return address labels.

· Greeting cards that are padded, laminated, musical, or larger than 8"x10".

· Photographs larger than 5"x8" and those instant photographs with layers.
Authorized items
Items other than correspondence allowed to arrive through the mail (excluding packages):
· money orders or cashiers' checks.

· photocopies.

· photographs (5"x8" or smaller) except instant photographs with layers.
There is no limit on the number of photocopies of legal documents. Other documents are limited to five (5) letter size copies.

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