Incoming Mail
(1) Incoming mail shall require the sender's name and return address on the front of the envelope and shall be addressed to the inmate using only his/her committed name and SID number. Incoming electronic messages shall include the name and address of the sender as part of the message and the full name and SID number of the inmate recipient.
(a) Mail whose recipient cannot be identified because of incomplete name or number will be returned to the sender. A reasonable attempt will be made to identify the inmate recipient. If the inmate recipient cannot be positively identified, the mail will be returned to the sender.
(b) Mail with no return address or an incomplete name and return address shall be refused and returned to the U.S. Postal Service or other authorized mail service provider.
(c) The placement of the return address for international mail shall be in accordance with the sending country's postal regulations.
(2) Incoming mail must be in pen, lead or color pencil, non-toxic markers or be typewritten or photocopied.
(3) Transfers:
(a) Incoming mail to inmates not residing in the receiving facility will be forwarded to the inmate if he/she resides at another Department of Corrections facility.
(b) Incoming mail for inmates temporarily transferred to another criminal justice agency will be held at the facility for seven consecutive days. If the inmate does not return to the facility within seven days, the facility will forward to the agency all accumulated and subsequent mail received at the facility. If the criminal justice agency refuses the forwarded mail, it will be held at the department facility until the inmate has been returned.
(4) Mail received for an inmate who has been released, discharged, or has escaped shall be refused and returned to the U.S. Postal Service or other authorized mail service provider.
(5) New books, magazines, and newspapers shall only be received directly from the publisher.
(a) Multiple copies of the same publication to an inmate shall be prohibited.
(b) Publications that have been previously rejected by the department and altered (i.e., offending pages removed) shall be prohibited.
(6) Catalogs, advertisements, brochures, promotional materials, pamphlets, sweepstakes, contests and other materials where the primary purpose is to sell a product or service and when taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, religious, political, educational, or scientific value shall be prohibited.
(7) No notice or administrative review will be provided to the sender or intended inmate recipient for mail refused under subsections (5)(a) and (b) or (6) of this rule.
(8) Packages, except new books, magazines, and newspapers received directly from the publisher, shall require prior authorization from the functional unit manager or designee.
(9) Central Administration Review of Publications:
(a) Facility mailroom staff shall stamp approval of all accepted books, magazines and other publications (except newspapers) on the front or inside front cover of the publication, together with the inmate's name, SID number, date accepted, and the staff's authorization signature. Books and magazines without the completed stamp on the front or inside the front cover shall be unauthorized and considered contraband.
(b) Unauthorized attachments, enclosures, merchandise, or materials in publications may be removed and destroyed to allow the publication to be delivered to the intended inmate recipient, if the publication is otherwise in compliance with these rules, and doing so would not drastically alter/destroy the publication.
(c) If mailroom staff determine a publication contains material that is prohibited under these or other department administrative rules, the violation notice and prohibited material shall be reviewed by a designated Central Administration official, who will either affirm, reverse or otherwise modify the original rejection decision in writing. The reviewing official shall not take part in any subsequent administrative review of the rejected publication under OAR 291-131-0050.
(10) General correspondence shall be authorized up to 1/4 inch thickness. Legal and official mail received directly from the original source shall be authorized up to three inches thick. Legal and official mail in excess of three inches shall require prior approval from the functional unit manager or designee.
(11) Unauthorized Attachments and/or Enclosures:
(a) Only the canceled postage stamp, address label, and return address stamp (if used) attached to the front of an envelope or package shall be glued, taped or otherwise affixed to an envelope or package, or its contents.
(b) Only written correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, small pamphlets, photocopies, carbon copies, business cards, hand-made drawings, and photographs may be enclosed in the envelope. Inmates shall not receive newspaper or magazine clippings from another inmate. Unauthorized items with minimal monetary value (i.e., paper clip, rubber band, book mark, envelope, blank paper, may be removed and destroyed and the remaining mail sent to the inmate, if the mail is otherwise in compliance with department rules.
(A) Small pamphlets, photocopies, carbon copies and hand-made drawings shall be allowed provided the contents do not exceed the one fourth inch thickness limitation as specified in section (10) above.
(B) Newspaper and magazine clippings and photographs shall not exceed ten items for each category.

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I went to a book store and ordered books for an Oregon inmate and they were returned as unauthorized. When an inmate asks for books how do we know who the publisher is if they don't know?

I reordered through Barnes and Nobles maybe it'll go through this time.