1. OUTGOING MAIL
Mail will be collected once each shift when officers make their rounds. Mail will then be placed in a proper mail receptacle by the officer. All letters must have the proper postage applied. All mail must be properly addressed. This includes the inmates full name on the return address. Letters addressed to another jail or penal institution will not be mailed unless special approval has been granted by the Sheriff or Supervisor. Gang symbols or obscene language will not be allowed to be displayed on the envelope. 2. INCOMING MAIL
A.Mail will be opened and inspected for contraband articles. The only exception to this is correspondence from attorneys, judges, or congressman which can be opened and inspected in the presence of the inmate. Any contraband found will be confiscated and placed in the inmates property, provided it is lawful. Any unlawful articles mailed to or brought to the Polk County Detention Center to an inmate will be seized as evidence and the person mailing or bringing the items will be filed on by the prosecuting attorney for a felony.
B.Due to limited storage, packages and other articles may be returned to the sender if the Jail Administrator so decides. 3.MAIL LIMITATIONS
A. No more than four photographs per each inmate in the cell. No pornographic photographs.
B. Mail that has been already read by the inmate will either be thrown away or put in the inmates property to maintain a clean cell.
