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California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 2 - Handicraft › Section 3103 - Gifts

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Inmates may give gifts of handicraft items produced by
						themselves to any correspondent or visitor, subject to institution procedures for
						doing so. No limitation will be placed upon the number of gifts or estimated value
						of gifts that may be given in total or to any one person, except that no gift may be
						given to or be accepted by an employee of the Department of Corrections and
						Rehabilitation.
Comment: Former DP-2204, handicraft gifts.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect amending section and adding NOTE filed 3-11-2013 pursuant
						to section 100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2013, No. 11).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  5058, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Section
						  5054, Penal
						  Code.
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 2 - Handicraft › Section 3104 - Inmate Handicraft Sales

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Handicraft
					 items may be sold to the public only at the facility and as otherwise may be
					 specifically authorized by the institution head.
(b) The sale price of handicraft items shall be
					 set by the inmate. An additional 10 percent mark up shall be added to the price of
					 all articles placed for sale.
(1) One percent of
					 the mark up shall be given to the inmate for the purpose of refunding duplicate
					 sales tax paid on raw materials used in the handicraft articles sold.
(2) Nine percent of the mark up shall be deposited
					 into the Inmate Welfare Fund for the purpose of offsetting administrative
					 costs.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 2 - Handicraft › Section 3105 - Handicraft Program Assistance to Indigent Inmates

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 institution head or their designee may authorize loans from the inmate welfare fund
					 (IWF) to help indigent inmates, as defined in Section
					 3000, purchase materials for their
					 initial or continued participation in the handicraft program. The institution head
					 or their designee shall establish a limit on the dollar amount of IWF loans. A hold
					 for the amount of the loan shall be placed on the trust account of such an inmate
					 until the loan is fully repaid.
1. Amendment of
						section heading, section and new NOTE filed 3-20-96; operative 4-19-96 (Register 96,
						No. 12).
2. Redesignation and amendment of section as subsection (a)
						filed 9-17-2020; operative 1-1-2021 (Register 2020, No. 38). Filing deadline
						specified in Government Code section
						11349.3(a)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60
						calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  5058, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Sections
						  2079,
						  2813,
						  5006 and
						  5054, Penal
						  Code.
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 2 - Handicraft › Section 3106 - Materials

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Inmates must use only materials purchased from their own funds
						or approved for their use by the institution's designated supervisor of the
						handicraft program in the manufacture of handicraft articles.
Comment: Former DR-2201, source of handicraft
						materials.
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 2 - Handicraft › Section 3107 - Donating Items to the Institution

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Inmates may donate handicraft items, articles, tools, and
						materials to the institution for use by other inmates who are properly enrolled in
						approved handicraft programs. Such donations shall be recorded by the institution's
						supervisor of handicraft programs.
1. Amendment of
						section heading and section and new NOTE filed 5-27-2004 as an emergency; operative
						5-27-2004 (Register 2004, No. 22). Pursuant to Penal Code section
						5058.3, a
						Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-3-2004 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2.
						Certificate of Compliance as to 5-27-2004 order transmitted to OAL 10-28-2004 and
						filed 12-14-2004 (Register 2004, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  5058, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Sections
						  2601 and
						  5054, Penal
						  Code.
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 2 - Handicraft › Section 3108 - Subcontracting

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Inmates may
					 not employ another inmate or inmates in the manufacture of any handicraft
					 article.
(b) Inmates may collaborate in
					 the manufacture of handicraft articles only with the prior and specific approval of
					 the institution's designated supervisor of the handicraft program. All inmates
					 involved in such joint productions or creations shall be given recognition if the
					 article is disposed of as a gift by or through the institution. If sold, all inmates
					 involved in its production or creation are to share in any profit as determined by
					 the institution's supervisor of the handicraft program.
Comment: Former DR-2203, subcontracting handicraft
						production.
1. Amendment of
						subsection (b) filed 2-24-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No.
						9).
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 2 - Handicraft › Section 3109 - Business Dealings. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer and
						new section filed 10-7-82, effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						41).
2. Editorial correction filed 2-19-85 (Register 85, No.
						8).
3. Repealer filed 1-3-95 as an emergency; operative 1-3-95 (Register
						95, No. 1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 6-12-95 or
						emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
4. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to emergency repeal
						filed 7-25-95 by operation of Government Code section
						11346.1(f)
						(Register 95, No. 30).
5. Repealer filed 7-25-95 as an emergency;
						operative 7-25-95 (Register 95, No. 30). A Certificate of Compliance must be
						transmitted to OAL by 11-22-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation
						of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-25-95
						order transmitted to OAL 11-17-95 and filed 1-3-96 (Register 96, No. 1).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  5058, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Sections
						  2600 and
						  2812, Penal
						  Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 3 - Confidentiality and Privacy › Section 3120 - Inmate Library Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Each warden
					 shall ensure a library, law library and related services are maintained for the
					 benefit of all inmates in their facility, including those inmates confined to
					 segregated housing units. A library access schedule shall be approved by the warden
					 and posted throughout the facility.
(b)
					 Material that contains any of the characteristics listed in sections
					 3006(a) and (c) shall
					 be prohibited from inmate libraries unless specifically authorized by the
					 institution head.
(c) To check out
					 material from a library, each inmate shall:
(1)
					 Present photo identification card as required.
(2) Sign a trust account withdrawal
					 order.
(3) Display the materials to
					 staff when leaving the library.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 3 - Confidentiality and Privacy › Section 3121 - Library Restrictions and Penalties

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) No books or
					 other reference material shall be removed from an inmate library without the
					 librarian's authorization.
(b) Books or
					 other library material checked out to an inmate shall not be loaned to or borrowed
					 by another inmate, and shall be returned to the library as required.
(c) Inmates whose checked out library material is
					 lost, damaged, or stolen shall be subject to disciplinary actions and may also be
					 charged for the costs of repair or replacement of the material and may be denied or
					 have restrictions placed upon their library privileges.
1. Amendment
						filed 10-7-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						41).
2. Editorial correction of printing error in NOTE (Register 92, No.
						5).
3. Renumbering and amendment of former section
						3122 to section
						3121 and renumbering and amendment of
						former section 3121 to section
						3122 filed 6-30-93; operative 7-30-93
						(Register 93, No. 27).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  5058, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Section
						  5054, Penal
						  Code.
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 3 - Confidentiality and Privacy › Section 3123 - Access to Law Libraries

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Physical law
					 library access means physical entry into a facility law library for the purpose of
					 using its legal resources. A facility law library includes, but is not limited to, a
					 print law library or the Law Library Electronic Delivery System (LLEDS) with any
					 necessary print supplements.
(b) All
					 inmates, regardless of their classification or housing status, shall be entitled to
					 physical law library access that is sufficient to provide meaningful access to the
					 courts. Inmates on PLU status may receive a minimum of 4 hours per calendar week of
					 requested physical law library access, as resources are available, and shall be
					 given higher priority to the law library resources. Inmates on GLU status may
					 receive a minimum of 2 hours per calendar week of requested physical law library
					 access, as resources are available.
(c)
					 When unable to physically access the law library, an inmate may request access to
					 legal material through delivery of those materials to the inmate by library staff.
					 This process is referred to as law library paging. An inmate shall not be limited to
					 law library paging for access to legal materials except under extraordinary
					 circumstances including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The inmate is directly under a prison lockdown
					 or modified program.
(2) The inmate is
					 under restricted movement due to his or her medical status.
(3) The inmate has been suspended from physical
					 access to the law library pending investigation of a serious rule
					 violation.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 3 - Confidentiality and Privacy › Section 3124 - Content of Law Libraries

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Each
					 institution shall maintain at least one law library for the use of inmates by means
					 of the Law Library Electronic Delivery System (LLEDS). Except for items that are no
					 longer published, the law library collection shall include, but shall not be limited
					 to, the following legal materials, latest edition or update, or their equivalents
					 from other publishers:
(1) Deering's California
					 Codes Annotated.
(2) Judicial Council of
					 California Civil and Criminal Jury Instructions.
(3) Michie, California Official Reports.
(4) Matthew Bender, Standard California Codes:
					 Rules of Court.
(5) Matthew Bender,
					 California Criminal Defense Practice.
(6) Matthew Bender, California Criminal
					 Discovery.
(7) Matthew Bender,
					 California Evidence Courtroom Manual.
(8) Matthew Bender, California Forms of Pleading
					 and Practice.
(9) Michie, United States
					 Code Service.
(10) Matthew Bender,
					 Moore's Federal Practice.
(11) All
					 United States Supreme Court Cases.
(12)
					 All Federal Appeals Court Cases.
(13)
					 All Federal District Court Cases.
(14)
					 Anderson, Constitutional Rights of Prisoners.
(15) Michie, Federal Habeas Corpus Practice and
					 Procedure.
(16) The Daily Journal
					 (newspaper).
(17) Shepard's United
					 States Citations.
(18) Shepard's Federal
					 Citations.
(19) Shepard's California
					 Citations.
(20) A recognized law
					 dictionary, such as Black's or Ballantine's.
(21) California Code of Regulations.
(22) California Family Law Litigation
					 Guide.
(23) California Family Law
					 Practice and Procedure.
(24) Civil
					 Rights Actions.
(25) Cotchett,
					 California Courtroom Evidence.
(26)
					 California Juvenile Courts Practice and Procedure.
(27) California Superior Court Local
					 Rules.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 4 - Mail › Section 3130 - General Policy

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
						(CDCR) encourages correspondence between inmates and persons outside the
						correctional facility. The sending and receiving of mail by inmates shall be
						uninhibited except as specifically provided for in this article. The Regulations
						contained in this article shall provide for the orderly processing of inmate mail
						and to give direction to staff, inmates, and their correspondents concerning
						facility mail requirements. Mail shall be delivered to inmates, regardless of
						housing, unless it is contraband pursuant to section
						3006, or is disturbing or Offensive
						Correspondence pursuant to section
						3135.
1. Repealer of
						Article 4 (Sections
						3130-3143) and new Article 4 (Sections
						3130-3147) filed 10-7-82; effective
						thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 41). For prior history, see Registers 78,
						No. 33; 78, No. 12; 77, No. 40; 77, No. 20; 77, No. 9 and 76, No. 31.
2.
						Amendment filed 7-17-2008; operative 7-17-2008 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2008, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  5058, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Sections
						  2600,
						  2601(d)
						  and
						  5054, Penal Code;
						  and Procunier v. Martinez, 416
						  U.S. 396.
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 4 - Mail › Section 3131 - Plan of Operation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each warden or head of a correctional facility shall prepare
						and maintain a plan of operation for the sending and receiving of mail for all
						inmates housed in the facility. Procedures of the correctional facility shall
						conform to the policies, regulations and the provisions of law made reference to and
						shall apply to all inmates of the facility. Correctional staff shall promptly inform
						each newly received inmate of all department regulations and local procedures
						governing inmate mail.
1. Amendment
						filed 7-17-2008; operative 7-17-2008 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2008, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  5058, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Section
						  2080, Penal Code;
						  and Procunier v. Martinez, 416
						  U.S. 396.
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 4 - Mail › Section 3132 - Responsibility and Compliance

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Correspondents are personally responsible for the content of each item of mail they
					 send into or out of a correctional facility. All persons corresponding with inmates
					 must comply with existing laws, regulations and local rules. Any violation of laws
					 governing mail will be referred to postal authorities and to appropriate criminal
					 authorities. Violations of law, the policies and regulations set forth in this
					 article, or of approved facility mail procedures may result in the temporary
					 suspension or denial of correspondence between the persons involved.
(b) Departmental employees, inmates and persons
					 corresponding with inmates must comply with the regulations set forth in this
					 article and with approved facility mail procedures. Failure to do so may result in
					 legal or administrative measures against the person or persons involved.
1. Amendment of
						subsection (a) filed 7-17-2008; operative 7-17-2008 pursuant to Government Code
						section
						11343.4
						(Register 2008, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  5058, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Sections
						  2601,
						  2930,
						  5054 and
						  5058, Penal Code;
						  and Procunier v. Martinez, 416
						  U.S. 396.
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 4 - Mail › Section 3133 - Definitions and Disposition of Mail

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Definitions:
(1) First-Class Mail is all mail wholly or partly
					 in writing or typewriting, all actual and personal correspondence, all bills and
					 statements of account, and all matter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection.
					 The maximum weight for a First-Class letter is 13 ounces. All First-Class Mail shall
					 be delivered to the inmate as soon as possible, but not later than seven calendar
					 days from receipt of the mail at the facility mailroom.
(2) Standard Mail, formerly called Bulk Mail, is
					 used for advertising mail, catalogues, and newsletters of a non-personal nature that
					 are not required to be mailed as First-Class Mail. The maximum weight for Standard
					 Mail is 16 ounces.
(3) Periodicals are a
					 class of mail consisting of magazines, newspapers or other publications formed of
					 printed sheets that are published at least four times a year at regular, specified
					 intervals from a known office of publication. The known office of publication must
					 be a public office for transacting the business of the publication during normal
					 business hours, and must also be the office where the publication's circulation
					 records are available for USPS examination.
(4) Package Services are Parcel Post, bound
					 Printed Matter, Media Mail, and Library Mail. With the exception of parole clothes
					 and third party special purchase health appliances, inmates shall not be allowed to
					 receive package services directly from personal correspondents. Packages containing
					 parole clothes or third party special purchase health care appliances must be
					 clearly marked with either "Parole Clothes" or "Health Care Appliance" on the
					 outside of the package. Personal correspondents do not include the Courts, Law
					 Firms, County, State and Federal Agencies, Publishers, Bookstores, Book
					 Distributors, Religious Organizations that provide written materials only,
					 etc.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 4 - Mail › Section 3134 - General Mail Regulations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) First-Class
					 Mail can have the following items enclosed, including but not limited to:
(1) Photographs, with the exception of photographs
					 with attached backing, framed photographs that cannot be searched, Polaroid's,
					 negatives, and slides.
(2)
					 Calendars.
(3) Blank greeting cards (No
					 3-dimensional attachments or stamps).
(4) Postage embossed envelopes, up to
					 forty.
(5) Blank envelopes.
(6) Writing paper/tablets (white or yellow lined
					 only -- no cotton paper).
(7) Typing
					 paper (no cotton paper).
(8) Legal
					 paper, to include colored paper required by court rules (no cotton paper).
(9) Children's drawings.
(10) Newspaper clippings, Internet downloaded
					 articles, photocopies of clippings/articles, or electronic mail (e-mail). Prior to
					 issuance they shall be reviewed to ensure that they comply with sections
					 3006 and
					 3135.
(11) Forty postage stamps. If there is a rate
					 change, then forty stamps at the old rate, and 40 stamps at the amount needed to
					 equal the new rate. No personalized postage stamps will be allowed.
The weight limit for First-Class Mail is 13 ounces, and for
						Standard Mail is 16 ounces. Photo albums can be obtained by the inmate from the
						canteen and the Vendor Package Program. Any unacceptable mail shall be immediately
						returned to the sender with the envelope annotated "Unauthorized Mail, Return to
						Sender". Inmates shall be noticed pursuant to section
						3136.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 4 - Mail › Section 3135 - Disturbing or Offensive Correspondence

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Non-confidential correspondence may be disallowed if the text of such correspondence
					 presents a danger, or a threat of danger, to any person. The authority to disallow
					 such correspondence shall not be delegated below the staff level of
					 Correctional/Facility Captain.
(b)
					 Disagreement with the sender's or receiver's morals, values, attitudes, veracity, or
					 choice of words will not be cause for correctional staff to disallow mail.
					 Correctional staff shall not challenge or confront the sender or receiver with such
					 value judgments.
(c) Certain
					 correspondence, including but not limited to the following, is disallowed,
					 regardless of values or morals, in order to ensure the safety and security of the
					 institution/facility:
(1) Any mail of a character
					 tending to incite murder, arson, a riot, or any form of violence or physical harm to
					 any person, or any ethnic, gender, racial, religious, or other group.
(2) Threatens blackmail or extortion.
(3) Contraband, or sending or receiving
					 contraband.
(4) Concerns plans to escape
					 or assist in an escape.
(5) Concerns
					 plans to disrupt the order, or breach the security, of any
					 institution/facility.
(6) Concerns plans
					 for activities which violate the law, these regulations or local
					 procedures.
(7) Contains coded
					 messages.
(8) Describes the making of
					 any weapon, explosive, poison, or destructive device.
(9) Contains illustrations, explanations, and/or
					 descriptions of how to sabotage or disrupt computers, communications, or
					 electronics.
(10) Contains maps
					 depicting any area within a ten-mile radius of an institution/facility.
(11) Contains gambling or lottery information or
					 paraphernalia.
(12) Contains material
					 obscene in nature.
(13) Contains human
					 or animal hair, substances, or fluids.
(14) Contains written materials or photographs
					 that indicate an association with validated STG members or associates, as described
					 in subsections 3378.2(b)(5)-(6).
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 4 - Mail › Section 3139 - Correspondence Between Inmates, Parolees, and Probationers

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Inmates
					 shall obtain written authorization from the Warden/Regional Parole Administrator or
					 their designee/assigned probation officer, person in charge of the County Jail
					 and/or other State Correctional Systems, at a level not less than Captain or Parole
					 Agent III, to correspond with any of the following:
(1) Inmates under the jurisdiction of any county,
					 state or federal, juvenile or adult correctional agency.
(2) Persons committed to any county, state or
					 federal program as a civil addict.
(3)
					 Persons on parole or civil addict outpatient status under the jurisdiction of any
					 county, state or federal, juvenile or adult correctional agency.
(4) Persons on probation.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 4 - Mail › Section 3140 - Funds Enclosed in Correspondence

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Funds may be
					 mailed to an inmate in the form of a money order, cashier's check, certified check,
					 personal check, or any other negotiable instrument except cash and traveler's
					 checks.
(1) The personal check, money order,
					 cashier's check, certified check, or any other negotiable instrument shall be made
					 payable to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation with the
					 inmate's last name and departmental identification number. This information, along
					 with the sender's name and address, shall be on the face of the negotiable
					 instrument.
(2) Funds from other
					 inmates/parolees shall be only accepted from approved correspondents, pursuant to
					 section 3139, who are members of the same
					 family, or the parent of the inmate's child(ren).
(3) Funds received in the mail shall be removed
					 from the envelope by mailroom staff, and the envelope shall be imprinted with a
					 stamp that reads "Funds Enclosed." The date, amount, and initials of the person
					 processing the funds shall be recorded on the envelope before it is forwarded to the
					 inmate. The stamped envelope is the inmate's receipt for the funds.
(4) Cash received in incoming mail will be
					 returned to the sender. Mailroom staff shall notify the inmate in writing, informing
					 them that cash was received and will be returned to sender. The envelope containing
					 the cash and two copies of the memo will be forwarded to the Inmate Trust Office to
					 be returned to the sender.
(5) If a
					 personal check, money order, cashier's check, certified check, or any other
					 negotiable instrument is received in the mailroom and it does not contain the
					 sender's name and address on its face, it will be considered contraband per section
					 3006, and will be disposed of in
					 accordance with section
					 3191(c). The
					 negotiable instrument will be held in the Trust Office safe for thirty days while
					 the inmate is contacted in regards to the disposition of the contraband, in
					 accordance with section
					 3191(c).
(6) Mailroom staff shall arrange the day's
					 remittances in numerical order. The remittances shall be listed in sequence on the
					 report of collections. This report shall include each inmate's name, departmental
					 identification number, type of payment, amount, and the total
					 received.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 4 - Mail › Section 3141 - Confidential Correspondence

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(a) Confidential
					 correspondence is a right guaranteed by law. Using confidential correspondence for
					 personal non-business correspondence, the transmission of contraband items, or the
					 smuggling of letters and other communications to be forwarded to persons not listed
					 in subsection (c) is an abuse of this right and such proven abuse may be subject to
					 disciplinary action as described in Sections
					 3314 and
					 3315.
(b) Confidential mail will not be limited to First
					 Class mail standards. Mail received from confidential correspondents will be
					 processed regardless of weight or postage class.
(c) Persons and employees of persons with whom
					 inmates may correspond confidentially and from whom inmates may receive confidential
					 correspondence include:
(1) All state and federal
					 elected officials.
(2) All state and
					 federal officials appointed by the governor or the President of the United
					 States.
(3) All city, county, state and
					 federal officials having responsibility for the inmate's present, prior or
					 anticipated custody, parole or probation supervision.
(4) County agencies regarding child custody
					 proceedings, as clearly identified in the communication and listed on the
					 envelope.
(5) All state and federal
					 judges and courts.
(6) An attorney at
					 law, on active status or otherwise eligible to practice law, listed with a state bar
					 association.
(7) All officials of a
					 foreign consulate.
(8) The Secretary,
					 Undersecretary, Chief Deputy Secretaries, Executive Director, Assistant Secretaries,
					 Division Directors, Deputy Directors, Associate Directors, the Chief, Office of
					 Appeals, and the Lead Ombudsman's Office of the Department.
(9) A legitimate legal service organization that
					 consists of an established group of attorneys involved in the representation of
					 offenders in judicial proceedings including, but not limited to:
(A) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(B) The Prison Law Office.
(C) The Young Lawyers Section of the American Bar
					 Association.
(D) The National
					 Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
(E) California Appellate
					 Project.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 4 - Mail › Section 3142 - Processing of Outgoing Confidential Mail

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In order to be accepted and processed as confidential
						correspondence, an inmate's letter shall comply with the following
						requirements:
(a) The letter must be
					 addressed to a person or to the office of a person listed in Section
					 3141. The address of an attorney must
					 match the address listed with the State Bar.
(b) The inmate's full name, department
					 identification number, and the address of the facility shall be included in the
					 return address appearing on the outside of the envelope.
(c) The word "confidential" shall appear on the
					 face of the envelope. Failure to do this will result in the letter being processed
					 as regular mail or being returned to the inmate if for any reason the mail cannot be
					 processed as regular mail.
(d) Inmates
					 shall post confidential mail by presenting the mail unsealed to designated staff. In
					 the presence of the inmate, the staff shall remove the contents of the envelope
					 upside down to prevent reading of the contents. Staff shall remove the pages and
					 shake them to ensure there is no prohibited material, consistent with these
					 regulations. If no prohibited material is discovered, the contents shall be returned
					 to the envelope and sealed. Staff shall place their signature, badge number and date
					 across the sealed area on the back of the envelope. Staff shall then deposit the
					 confidential mail in the appropriate depository.
(e) If prohibited material is found in the
					 confidential mail, the prohibited material shall be confiscated; however, the letter
					 may be returned to the inmate or mailed following the process outlined above. If the
					 prohibited material indicates a violation of the law or intent to violate the law,
					 the matter may be referred to the appropriate authorities for possible prosecution.
					 Administrative and/or disciplinary action shall also be taken against all parties
					 involved.
1. Amendment
						filed 7-17-2008; operative 7-17-2008 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2008, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  5058, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Section
						  2601, Penal
						  Code.
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 4 - Mail › Section 3143 - Processing Incoming Confidential Mail

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Incoming letters must show the name, title, return address and
						the office of persons listed in Section
						3141 on the outside of the envelope to
						be processed as confidential correspondence. An attorney's return address must match
						the address listed with the State Bar. A notice or request for confidentiality is
						not required on the envelope. Correspondence that is appropriately addressed with a
						return address that indicates it may be confidential shall be processed and treated
						as confidential correspondence whether or not it is stamped as such.
(a) Designated staff shall open the letter in the
					 presence of the addressed inmate at a designated time and place. Staff shall not
					 read any of the enclosed material. Staff shall remove the pages and shake them to
					 ensure the absence of prohibited material.
(b) Inmates shall sign for all confidential mail
					 at the time of delivery. This shall be accomplished by use of a permanent logbook or
					 use of receipts. If receipts are used, the receipts shall be forwarded to the
					 mailroom for filing. The log book at a minimum must record the date of delivery, the
					 inmates name and departmental identification number, and the senders name and
					 address.
1. Amendment
						filed 7-17-2008; operative 7-17-2008 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2008, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  5058, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Section
						  2601, Penal
						  Code.
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 4 - Mail › Section 3144 - Inspection of Confidential Mail

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Confidential mail will be opened and inspected for contraband
						in the presence of the inmate addressee. Inspecting correctional officials will not
						read any of the contents of the confidential mail. Confidential mail may be further
						inspected, for cause only.
(a) Cause may
					 include, but is not limited to, the reasonable belief by correctional officials that
					 the letter is not addressed to or is not from an official or office listed in
					 Section 3141 or when other means of inspection
					 indicates the presence of physical contraband in the envelope. In such instances the
					 mail will be opened in the presence of the inmate for determination.
(b) Administrative action may be taken to
					 restrict, for cause, the confidential mail privileges afforded to an attorney
					 pursuant to this Article.
(1) A first offense of a
					 non-serious mail rule violation of the department's mail regulations shall result in
					 a written warning or up to a six-month suspension of the attorney's confidential
					 mail privileges. A non-serious mail violation means a violation of the inmate
					 regulations that is not chargeable as a felony but is nevertheless unlawful, such as
					 an enclosure of contraband into the confidential mail, or a misrepresentation of the
					 sender or addressee's identity.
(2) A
					 second offense of a non-serious mail rule violation shall result in
					 modification/suspension of confidential mail privileges for a period of up to twelve
					 months.
(3) A third offense of a similar
					 nature and/or a first offense that could be charged as a felony that jeopardizes the
					 safety of persons, or the security of the facility, shall result in confidential
					 mail privileges being suspended from one year up to an indefinite period of
					 time.
(4) The attorney must petition the
					 Warden or Director of the Division of Adult Institutions (DAI) for reinstatement of
					 confidential mail privileges.
The confidential mail privilege may be a statewide suspension
						for any offense that could be prosecuted as a felony. Only the Director of the DAI
						or designee shall issue a statewide suspension of confidential mail
						privileges.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 4 - Mail › Section 3146 - Mail in Languages Other Than English

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Mail may be subject to a delay for translation of its contents
						by staff. When such delay exceeds normal mail processing by five business days, the
						inmate shall be notified in writing of the delay, the reason for the delay, and
						subsequent determinations and actions regarding that item of mail. If staff are
						unable to translate the letter and its contents within 20 business days of notice to
						the inmate, then the letter shall be delivered to the inmate untranslated.
1. Amendment
						filed 1-3-95 as an emergency; operative 1-3-95 (Register 95, No. 1). A Certificate
						of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 6-12-95 or emergency language will be
						repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Amendment refiled
						6-13-95 as an emergency; operative 6-13-95 (Register 95, No. 24). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-20-95 or emergency language will be
						repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Reinstatement of
						section as it existed prior to emergency amendment filed 12-27-95 by operation of
						Government Code section
						11346.1(f).
						Certificate of Compliance as to 6-13-95 order transmitted to OAL 11-9-95;
						disapproved by OAL and order of repeal as to 6-13-95 order filed on 12-27-95
						(Register 95, No. 52).
4. Amendment filed 12-27-95 as an emergency
						pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.1;
						operative 12-27-95 (Register 95, No. 52). A Certificate of Compliance must be
						transmitted to OAL by 4-25-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of
						law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-27-95
						order including amendment of section transmitted to OAL 4-25-96 and filed 6-6-96
						(Register 96, No. 23).
6. Amendment filed 7-17-2008; operative 7-17-2008
						pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2008, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  5058, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Sections
						  2600 and
						  2601, Penal
						  Code.
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 5 - Inmate Manuscripts › Section 3150 - Definitions. [Repealed]

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1. Change
						without regulatory effect repealing section filed 10-29-90 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 91, No. 6).
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 5 - Inmate Manuscripts › Section 3151 - Possession

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Any manuscript as defined in section
						3000 remains the property of the inmate
						who created it. It may be retained in the inmate's possession except as otherwise
						described in section
						3152.
Comment: Former DP-2502, possession of manuscripts.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect amending section filed 10-29-90 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 91, No. 6).
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 5 - Inmate Manuscripts › Section 3152 - Unauthorized or Dangerous Material

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(a) If
					 unauthorized state materials have been used in the creation of a manuscript, the
					 item may be impounded pending disciplinary action and reimbursement by the inmate
					 for materials used.
(b) An inmate will
					 not be permitted to retain in his or her personal possession manuscripts which
					 violate the provisions of Section
					 3006. Any such manuscript will be
					 confiscated and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Section
					 3006(c), or providing
					 there is no conflict with the regulations governing mail and handicraft as set forth
					 in Subchapter 1, Articles 2 and 4 of these regulations, the manuscript and related
					 material may be sent to a person outside the correctional facility as designated by
					 the inmate.
1. Repealer and
						new subsection (b) filed 10-7-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82,
						No. 41).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  5058, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Sections
						  2600,
						  2601 and
						  5054, Penal
						  Code.
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.
California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 5 - Inmate Manuscripts › Section 3153 - Mailing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Incoming and outgoing manuscripts will be processed as regular
						mail in accordance with the provisions of Sections
						3136 and
						3138.
1. Repealer and
						new section filed 10-7-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						41).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  5058, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Sections
						  5054 and
						  5055, Penal
						  Code.