Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54010.23 Mailing of Confidential Documents with Inmate Trust Account Withdrawls

• Confidential mail submitted with a CDC Form 193, Trust Account Withdrawal Order, to pay for filing fees or other costs, may be left unsealed so that the voucher (check) can be enclosed after the trust account withdrawal has been processed. Inmates who do not wish to forward this type of mail unsealed should attach a stamped, appropriately addressed envelope to the confidential mail so the check can be enclosed and forwarded in the extra envelope.

• 54010.24 Mail Returned by the U.S.United States Post Office All undelivered letters and packages returned to an institution/facility by the post office shall be opened and inspected before being returned to the inmate. This inspection is to determine if the content originated with the inmate sender identified on the letter or package, and to prevent the transmission of contraband, material, substances, and property that an inmate is not authorized to possess in the correctional facility.

• The inspection of returned mail includes regular mail and letters that were mailed as confidential correspondence.

• In the case of returned confidential correspondence, the envelope shall be opened in the presence of the inmate. It shall be examined and read to the degree necessary to determine if it was sent by the inmate and opened or tampered with before its return to the institution/facility. Upon completion of this examination, the returned correspondence shall be given to the inmate. Any contraband found in the returned correspondence shall be confiscated and processed per DOMDepartment Operations Manual Section 54010.15. Appropriate disciplinary action shall be taken.