Issue #20 - Suspense & Decision PBM magazine

[Davin]

Here's what I learned about Federal Prisons...

* Labels on envelopes must be hand-written, no sticker labels allowed.

* 16oz worth of paper per envelope is allowed before it gets rejected by federal prison mail rooms. I believe that's around 55-65 pages depending on the thickness of the paper. It may go higher than that, but the envelope itself has a weight to it.

I don't use labels. I print directly onto the envelope, itself.

If printing directly on the envelopes is allowed, and sticker labels are not allowed, to what then does the "hand-written" restriction apply?

I was expecting to hand-write addresses if necessary, but printed envelopes are easier. I may end up hand-writing them all just in case local rules are different.