SOP 406.19-att-2: Request for Indigent Postage

Division:
Administrative & Finance
Effective Date:
July 1, 2020
Topic Area:
406 Policy-Administration and Finance
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Length:
127 words

Summary

This form allows inmates with no funds to request postage assistance for mailing letters through a loan from the Inmate Benefit Fund. Inmates can request up to three non-legal first class postages, five legal postages, or one special mailing. Any funds received by the inmate must be used to repay the loan according to SOP 406.19 guidelines.

Key Topics

  • indigent postage
  • inmate mail
  • postage assistance
  • inmate benefit fund
  • non-legal mail
  • legal mail
  • special mailing
  • inmate financial assistance
  • prisoner correspondence
  • postage loan

Full Text

SOP 406.19
Attachment 2

7/1/20

REQUEST FOR INDIGENT POSTAGE

( ) NON-LEGAL FIRST CLASS POSTAGE (maximum – three)

( ) LEGAL POSTAGE (maximum – five)

( ) SPECIAL MAILING (maximum – one)

I fully understand that the funds for the purchase of indigent postage will be a loan from the Inmate Benefit Fund. If I receive any funds
to my account, I will be required to reimburse the Inmate Benefit Fund in accordance with SOP 406.19 “Offender Financial Transactions
and Business Activities”.

Offender Name GDC Number Dorm and Room Number

Offender Signature Date

Signature of Verifying Staff Date

NON-LEGAL FIRST CLASS MAIL

LEGAL MAIL

SPECIAL MAILING

TO BE COMPLETED BY BUSINESS OFFICE STAFF

APPROVED DENIED

REASON FOR DENIAL:

BUSINESS OFFICE STAFF SIGNATURE: DATE:

Copy: offender

Retention: Upon completion, this form shall be retained locally for three (3) years and then destroyed.

Attachments (6)

  1. Offender Miscellaneous Withdrawal Form (199 words)
  2. Request for Indigent Postage (127 words)
  3. Indigent Legal Supplies Request Form (197 words)
  4. Indigent Non-Legal Supplies Request Form (144 words)
  5. JPAY Release Card Request Form (434 words)
  6. JPAY Release Card Receipt Confirmation Form (117 words)
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