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Rules for Correspondence
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has strict guidelines
for corresponding with inmates. Comply with all
rules to ensure your letter gets to Joe and he is
not punished for the content of your letters. This
is an abstract of the rules you can check on
www.bop.gov for
more rules or call the camp directly at (503)
843-4442.
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Correspondence must have the inmate's name and
number on the envelope. The envelope must have a
return name and address on it. All incoming and
outgoing mail is subject to being read and/or
photocopied by prison officials.
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IMPORTANT: Bureau of Prisons rules prohibit you from
relaying messages, so if you want your message to
reach Chelsea, you must send it directly yourself.
- Correspondence between inmates is
prohibited. All messages must be only from the
person sending the letter.
- Do not advocate any illegal
activity in your letters (I know, but it is in
the rule list :-)
- Correspondence cannot contain
postage stamps or stamped envelopes.
- Correspondence cannot contain
Polaroid photographs, musical greeting cards, nude
or otherwise sexual photos, plant material, non-inspectable
items, etc.
- An inmate may receive hardcover
publications, newspapers, paperback books, and
magazines ONLY from the publisher, book club, or
bookstore.
- No items such as religious medals,
crosses, leaves, hair, etc., can be sent to an
inmate.
- No items such as CDs or cassette
tapes can be sent to an inmate.
- Regular-sized, manila envelopes
are O.K. but oversized envelopes and packages must
be authorized and labeled "Authorized by BOP Policy"
- All unauthorized mail will be
returned to sender along with a rejection form
explaining why the mail was rejected. (But it may
take a while to get back to you.) |
