Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54010.19 Contests

• Inmates shall not participate in any contest when a financial obligation is involved or when such participation shall result in an expense to the facility beyond the cost of processing mail.

• If lottery tickets, lottery scratchers, or other contest materials are discovered in incoming inmate mail, the entire envelope and its contents shall be returned to sender with a pre-printed notice to the sender which states: “Unauthorized item _______________.”