Illinois Administrative Code › Title 20 - CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Part 525 - RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES › Subpart B - MAIL AND TELEPHONE CALLS › Section 525.140 - Incoming Mail

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Incoming
				privileged mail must be clearly marked as "privileged" and be clearly marked
				with the name, title, and address of the sender.
b) Incoming privileged mail may be opened in
				the presence of the offender to whom it is addressed to inspect for contraband,
				to verify the identity of the sender, and to determine that nothing other than
				legal or official matter is enclosed.
c) Incoming privileged mail may contain
				communications only from the privileged correspondent whose name and address
				appear on the envelope. If non-privileged material or correspondence from a
				third party is found to be enclosed, such material shall be treated as
				non-privileged mail.
d) All
				incoming non-privileged mail, including mail from clerks of courts, shall be
				opened and inspected for contraband.
e) Cashier's checks, money orders, and
				business checks subject to the restrictions imposed by 20 Ill. Adm. Code 205
				shall be deposited in the offender's trust fund account, with a record made of
				the sender's name, the amount received, and the date. For purposes of this
				Section a business check shall mean a check written on any agency's or firm's
				account and any check written on an employer's personal account for wages due a
				person assigned to a transition center. Offenders shall be notified of all
				monies received and deposited in their trust fund accounts. However, any checks
				or money orders which exceed the limitation on the amounts (20 Ill. Adm. Code
				205) shall be returned to the sender, and the offender shall be
				notified.
f) Personal checks and
				cash shall be returned to the sender, and the sender shall be notified that
				funds cannot be received in that form.
g) Correctional officials may spot check and
				read incoming non-privileged mail. Incoming mail or portions thereof may be
				inspected, reproduced, or withheld from delivery for any of the reasons listed
				in Section
				525.130(h)
				of this Subpart or in Subpart C of this Part.
h) When an offender is prohibited from
				receiving a letter or portions thereof, the committed person and the sender
				shall be notified in writing of the decision.
i) If an offender has been transferred or
				released, first class mail shall be forwarded to the person if the address is
				known. If no forwarding address is available, the mail shall be returned to the
				sender.
j) If an offender has been
				absent from the facility on a furlough or pursuant to writ, the person's mail
				shall be held at the facility for a period of one month, unless the offender
				has made a written request to the Chief Administrative Officer to have the mail
				forwarded to another address. At the conclusion of the month, first class mail
				shall be forwarded to the offender's address, if known, or returned to the
				sender, unless alternative arrangements have been made.
k) Offenders may receive publications,
				including books, periodicals and catalogs, in accordance with Subpart C of this
				Part, and may receive typewriters ordered directly from a supplier through the
				commissary. Other packages may be received only as approved by the Chief
				Administrative Officer. All packages shall be opened and searched prior to
				delivery.