Prohibited Mail
Offenders are prohibited from using the mail for the following:
· Receiving any contraband or anything of an illegal or threatening nature.

· Soliciting or accepting any publication or item which has not been paid for in advance.

· Obligating themselves or others to time payments.

· Joining or participating in book, record, tape, or CD clubs, either personally or via a third-party.

· Soliciting or accepting anything of value without written approval of the facility head or designee.

· Sending any item other than correspondence (written mail) out of the institution without the written approval of the facility head or designee.

· Sending or receiving mail for another offender (i.e. third-party).
· Sending or receiving mail with coded messages.

· Information related to the crime or sentence of another offender.

· Directing or conducting any business operations, except as necessary to protect real property or close out a business.

· Receiving mail delivered collect-on-delivery (COD).

· Sending mail by COD.

· Sending mail via any provider other than the U.S. Postal Service (for example United Parcel Service (UPS) or Federal Express (FedEx)).

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