Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54010.4 Prepaid Envelopes in Correspondence

• Incarcerated persons may receive prepaid postage envelopes, including pre-canceled stamps, metered envelopes, business reply envelopes, etc. for their use in future correspondence. These items shall meet the requirements of the USPSUnited States Postal Service for delivery to an incarcerated person, including the following conditions:

  • The postage amount must be sufficient to prepay the full postage due.

  • Indicia used to prepay reply postage must not show the date.

  • The pre-address for the mail piece shall be for return to the authorized sender only.