Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54030.8 Personal Property Package Criteria

• Items of personal property may be purchased from approved vendors by third parties of the inmate or purchased directly by the inmate. Authorized items, appliances, or food may be acquired by utilization of this package procedure consistent with the APPS. The determining factor in the number of packages an inmate may receive per year is the privilege group in which the inmate is placed in accordance with the work or program.

• Inmates may obtain approved appliances and musical instruments from approved vendors by having them ordered by correspondents or using the funds in their inmate trust account. A limit of three appliances applies to all inmates based upon the following definition, with the exception of female hair care appliances as described inSubsection 54030.10.6(a)(2).

• Note: For purposes of this Article, an appliance is defined as:

  • Any electrical appliance, (excluding prescribed medical appliances and battery rechargers) that relies on institution power resources to operate (all electrical appliances are subject to the three appliance limit).

  • Any audio or visual entertainment appliances, such as radios, televisions, cassette or disk players, etc. (all audio and visual appliances are subject to the three-appliance limit, regardless of electric or battery operated power source). 

  • Battery operated, non-entertainment appliances that do not rely on institution power resources (battery operated, non-entertainment appliances are not subject to thethree-appliance limit).

• Items shall be shipped to the inmate’s respective institution by the approved vendor in a factory sealed container.

• It is the responsibility of the inmate or the third party to ensure that packages are ordered in advance to ensure adequate delivery time.

• The year shall begin January 1 and end on December 31. The quarters are:

  • 1st – January 1 through March 31.

  • 2nd – April 1 through June 30.

  • 3rd – July 1 through September 30.4th – October 1 through December 31.

• Privilege Group A and Privilege Group B

  • Inmates in Privilege Groups A and B shall be allowed 4 packages per year (1 per quarter) not to exceed 30 pounds each. Maximum allowable package dimensions
    are 24” x 24” x 24”.

• Privilege Group C

  • Inmates in Privilege Group C shall not be allowed a personal property package. Inmates prohibited from receiving a package resulting from recent placement into Privilege
    Group C shall not be allowed to retain a package which was ordered prior to Privilege Group C placement and received after placement in Privilege Group C. Disallowed packages shall be disposed of pursuant to Subsection 54030.12.2.

• Privilege Group D

  • Incarcerated persons in Privilege Group D, including those incarcerated persons housed in Restricted Housing Unit (RHU), shall be permitted to acquire one personal property package per year not to exceed 30 pounds each. Maximum allowable package dimensions are 24” x 24” x 24”. Eligibility to acquire a personal property package commences one year after the date of Privilege Group D assignment.

  • Incarcerated persons in a RHU may also purchase an entertainment appliance via the Special Purchase Process. Eligibility to acquire an entertainment appliance commences one year after the date of Privilege Group D assignment.

  • Incarcerated persons prohibited from receiving a package as a result of RHU placement shall be allowed to retain the package in their stored personal property if the package was ordered prior to RHU placement and the incarcerated person was otherwise qualified to receive it.

• Privilege Group U

  • Inmates in Privilege Group U shall not be allowed a personal property package.

• Note: The local Inter-Disciplinary Treatment Team (IDTT) may further restrict or allow additional authorized personal property on a case-by-case basis above that allowed by the inmate’s assigned privilege group.