Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-210 - FIELD SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 33-210.101 - Routine Mail

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The provisions
				of this rule apply to all incoming and outgoing routine mail. "Routine mail" is
				all incoming and outgoing inmate mail, except legal mail as defined in Rule
				 33-210.102, F.A.C., privileged
				mail as defined in Rule
				 33-210.103, F.A.C., and
				publications as defined in Rule
				 33-501.401, F.A.C. "Electronic
				mail processing, " where used herein, refers to the process of electronically
				scanning routine mail to digitize the documents received.
(2) Except as provided in this rule, an
				inmate may receive mail from any person or group.
(3) Inmates are responsible for informing
				correspondents of the regulations concerning incoming routine mail.
(4) Inmates are permitted to receive only the
				following items through incoming routine mail:
(a) Up to and including 15 pages of written
				materials, including correspondence, unless an inmate receives prior approval
				from the warden to receive correspondence of greater than 15 pages. Each page
				can be no larger than 8 1/2'' x 11'' in size; material can be on both sides of
				a page. No item can be glued, taped, stapled or otherwise affixed to a page.
				Requests to receive correspondence of greater than 15 pages shall be made to
				the warden prior to receipt of the material using Form DC6-236, Inmate Request.
				Exceptions to the 15-page limitation requirement shall be granted by the warden
				only when extraordinary circumstances are shown. Examples of extraordinary
				circumstances include imminent death of a friend or family member in which
				regular correspondence is not possible and when the health and/or safety of an
				inmate is involved. The warden or his/her designee shall advise the sender and
				the mail room of his or her approval or disapproval of the request within 15
				days of receipt of the request.
(b)
				Written correspondence that is written in English, Spanish, or Creole. Inmates
				who cannot read and write in English, Spanish, or Creole may request approval
				from the warden to correspond and receive correspondence in the language that
				the inmate can read and write using Form DC6-236, Inmate Request. The warden
				shall approve such requests when there is Department staff who can translate
				the correspondence or when it is otherwise possible to obtain translation
				services to translate the correspondence at a de minimis cost to the
				Department. For purposes of this rule, a de minimis cost to the Department is a
				cost less than $1.00 (one dollar). Correspondence may be written on greeting
				cards, but greeting cards containing electronic or other non-paper parts, cards
				that are constructed in such a way as to permit concealment of contraband, or
				cards that are larger than 8'' x 10'' when unfolded will not be permitted. Form
				DC6-236 is incorporated by reference in Rule
				 33-103.005, F.A.C.
(c) Written material on paper that is no
				larger than 8 1/2'' x 14''. Written material can be on both sides of a page.
				This does not include publications, which shall be handled pursuant to Rule
				 33-501.401, F.A.C. Individual
				articles or clippings from publications, the content of which is otherwise
				admissible, are permissible. No item can be glued, taped, stapled, or otherwise
				affixed to a page.
(d) Photographs
				that are no larger than 8" x 10" in size. Nude photographs or photographs that
				reveal genitalia, buttocks, or the female breast will not be permitted.
				Polaroid photographs and commercial photographs will not be permitted.
				Commercial photographs are those produced in bulk that are not actual
				photographs but are computer or printer copies usually produced for sale or
				purchase.