Inmate Services

  1. Admin Review
  2. Commissary
  3. Exercise
  4. Food Service
  5. Health & Medical
  6. Legal Resources
  7. Mail Policy
  8. Personal Property
  9. Religious Activities
  • When mail has been rejected or contraband has been seized, it shall be forwarded to the detention commander or his designee to review the justification of the rejection or seizure, as the case may be.
  • When the rejection of mail or the seizure of contraband is determined to be justified, the detention commander or his designee shall notify the sender and the intended recipient in writing of the rejection or seizure and maintain custody of the rejected mail or seized contraband, as the case may be, except as otherwise provided herein.
  • In the event the rejected mail or seized contraband contains evidence of a crime, the detention commander shall forward the mail or contraband to the appropriate authorities. Neither the sender nor the recipient shall be notified of the rejection or seizure.
  • The sender and intended recipient of the rejected mail or seized contraband shall be provided seven calendar days from the date of the written notice provided to them by the detention commander of his designee to request a review of the rejection or seizure, as the case may be.
  • If a request for a review is not made within the given time period, the detention commander shall return the rejected mail or seized contraband to the sender with a copy of the rejection or seizure notice attached, as the case may be.
  • When a review is timely requested by the sender or intended recipient or rejected mail or seized contraband, the detention commander or his designee shall review the rejection or seizure and respond within ten days of the request. The person who reviews the rejection or seizure shall be an individual who was not involved in the initial rejection or seizure decision.
  • In the event the initial seizure decision is reversed, delivery shall be made to the intended recipient without overdue delay.
  • Records documenting the handling of all rejected mail shall be maintained by the detention commander or his designee. Such records shall include, at a minimum, the written notice of rejection, the request for review (if requested), and the response to the request for review.
  • Records documenting the handling of all seized mail or contraband shall be maintained by the detention commander or his designee. Such records shall include, at a minimum, a photocopy of the mail or contraband at issues, and, if provided, the written notice of seizure, the request for review, and the response to the request for review. For mail or contraband containing evidence of a crime, such records shall include, in addition to a photocopy of the mail or contraband at issue, contact information for the authorities to whom the mail or contraband was forwarded.