List Of Things You Can/cannot Send To California State Prisons

[luna77]

hey...i sent hardcover books to my boyfriend and they sent them back along with a list of things you can/cannot send. this is from North Kern State Prison, but I'm assuming it applies to all california state prisons. i wish i had the list earlier, but for all who need to know... here it is....

THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ALLOWED AND WILL BE RETURNED


1. No Cash. Money orders or Personal checks only. Must be complete with sender's info. No Blank checks or money orders.
2. Newspaper, Books, and magazines must come directly from the publisher or vendor. (books for A and E yards only)
3. No book for reception center inmates. No Hardcover books.
4. No metal, plastic, cloth, string, wood, plastic clips, paper lamination, parchment paper, ribbon, flowers, candy, lipstick, or perfume.
5. No whiteout, crayon, markers, pencils, pens, or paints or any kind.
6. No jewelry, clothing, food or cosmetic items of any kind.
7. No polaroid pictures or negatives. No more than 10 photos per letter.
8. Nothing gang related. No written codes, gang signs or tattoos.
9. No glue, tape, stickers, glitter, labels or post-it notes. Nothing glued or laminated.
10. No CD's or cassette tapes allowed.
11. No calendars, maps, or date books. No address books or prepaid phone cards.
12. No padded envelopes, blank greeting cards, blank post cards or musical cards.
13. No more than 50 sheets of paper per letter for Mainline. 25 sheets for reception.
14. No more than 5 blank envelopes and 20 embossed envelopes per letter. No metered envelopes.
15. No nude, partially nude or frontal nudity photos or drawings. All photos must have the CDC# on each photo.
16. No original certified items such as marriage licenses and birth certificates.
17. No stamps allowed. No hand stamped envelopes.
18. Nothing larger than 8 x 10. No envelopes larger than 9 x 12.
19. No three party mail


-----again, every prison might be different in california, i'm not sure. this is for Delano, but i would think it applies to all. hope this is useful.

[qwerty]

Thanks!

Yeah there are a few differences. Once out of reception, they can get CDs and books. Also, I sent my guy a dictionary in Delano reception and they let it through for some strange reason. I never knew about putting his CDC number on photos and they always got through.

[California Sunshine]

Thanks for posting this!
At Pelican Bay they can recieve blank cards and post cards

[luna77]

they should have this stuff posted on the CDC website, but of course, they don't make anything easy for us...lol.

[kreepsgirl]

Well you know what they say "Live and learn." And that's exactly what we have to do with these d@mn prisons.

[DLM]

Originally Posted by qwerty

Once out of reception, they can get CDs .

Even after getting out of reception at North Kern my brother was not allowed to have CDs sent in (like from Amazon)-they might be able to order them themselves though - not sure.

[SGT Anonymous]

Just wanted to add, that some things are universal. They are not allowed at any California State Prison. However, each prison makes it's own procedure for inmate allowable property, so that list will be different from prison to prison.

[echopark]

After looking at the list, I'm wondering what is allowed. No care packages, nothing really. This is my first experience with this.

[DLM]

echopark- after they are out of reception and 'mainlined', depending on regulations and their status at the time, they can usually be sent quarterly packages.

[luna77]

care packages from approved vendors is something seperate from this. this list is only for what we personally can send to them. i'm not sure, but i don't think reception center inmates can receive vendor packages...anyone know if this is true?

[luna77]

nm...my question was answered in the reply above me...lol

[cooper1]

does anyone know what c-status is

[SGT Anonymous]

C-Status is given to inmates who have been determined to be program failures (refusing to work, go to school, etc.)

Some of the restrictions on C-Status Inmates:

(A) No family visits.



(B) One‑fourth the maximum monthly canteen draw as authorized by the director.



(C) Telephone calls on an emergency basis only as determined by institution/facility staff.



(D) Yard access limited by local institution/facility security needs. No access to any other recreational or entertainment activities.



(E) No accrual of excused time off.



(F) No special packages.



(G) No special canteen purchases.

Just a note on the yard restriction. Where I work inmates on C-Status get yard/dayroom 2 hours per day (Usually 2-4 pm) Monday - Friday.

[JayandMe]

Originally Posted by qwerty

Thanks!

Yeah there are a few differences. Once out of reception, they can get CDs and books. Also, I sent my guy a dictionary in Delano reception and they let it through for some strange reason. I never knew about putting his CDC number on photos and they always got through.

Holly shit....they can get CD's! Are you sure about that? Does anyone know if they can for sure get CD's at C.S.P. SAC. in Represa? That would be super cool to send!

Also......NO Calendars.....whats up with that! I sent my pal a canlendar a couple weeks ago....I'll let you know if it makes it through or not. I sent one into a Washington prison and they let it go????? We'll see!

[IceBlueSparkle]

Yeah they can get CD's...I am not sure what it is like on mainline but on deathrow they are only allowed 12 in their possession. So I always double check to see exactly how many he has before I send him another or else the excess gets trashed