Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54010.12 Confidential Correspondence

• Confidential correspondence is a right guaranteed by law. Using confidential correspondence for personal non-business correspondence, the transmission of contraband items, or the smuggling of letters and other communications to be forwarded to persons not listed in DOMDepartment Operations Manual Subsection 54010.11 is an abuse of this right and such proven abuse shall be subject to legal, administrative, and disciplinary action.

• Confidential Correspondents will not be limited to First Class mail standards. Mail received from confidential correspondents will be processed regardless of weight or postage class.