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Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

Article 43 – Inmate Property

Revised December 30, 2005

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54030.10.9 Religious Items

  • Inmates may possess authorized personal religious items in accordance with the RPPM and which are consistent with the six cubic feet limitation.

  • Custody staff shall consult the Religious Review Committee (RRC) when recommending the disapproval of religious items. The RRC shall forward recommended disapproval of religious items to the SRRC.

  • Procedures

    • Religious personal property items can be purchased by an inmate or by a third party from a departmentally approved religious vendor. Purchases by an inmate shall be paid for by utilizing funds from the inmate’s trust account.

    • Items arriving via third parties, or items shipped from other than approved vendors, shall be returned or disposed of in accordance with Subsection 54030.12.2.