Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54010.6 Recipient’s Address

• All outgoing mail shall be properly addressed. It must contain the sender’s name, Department identification number, and the return address designated by the institution for inmate mail (to include housing). It shall also contain the recipient’s Name, Address, City, State, and appropriate zip code.

• All incoming mail shall be properly addressed. Appropriately addressed mail shall include the inmate’s name and Department identification number. The mail should also include the address designated by the institution for inmate mail. The receiving institution is required to update any mail piece that does not reflect accurate housing or institutional location.

• Appropriately addressed, Standard Mail must be addressed to an individual inmate, showing their name, CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation number, and the address for the applicable institution.

• All appropriately addressed mail shall either be delivered to the inmate, or forwarded per CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations Subsection 3133(f) and DOMDepartment Operations Manual Section 54010.25.