PARS Public
Viewer Table of Contents View
Manual of Policy and Procedures / Volume 5 - Line Procedures / Chapter 3 - Prisoners

5-03/190.25 - Requirements of the Outgoing Mail Inspection Officer


5-03/190.20 - Requirements of the Incoming Mail Inspection Officer
5-03/190.30 - Federal Prisoner Correspondence Regulations

The following responsibilities shall be of concern to the mail inspection officer of outgoing inmate mail:

  • All outgoing inmate correspondence will be inspected;
  • Violation of any part of section 5-03/190.10 shall cause to return the letter to the sender;
  • Some identifying device, as prescribed by the facility/unit commander, shall be employed to indicate that the letter was inspected; and
  • All processed mail shall be deposited with the U.S. Postal Service System without undue delay.