Please note that books are NOT considered property. *The value of personal property retained by incarcerated individuals will not exceed the dollar amounts identified on the matrixes.
Maximum Allowable Personal Property Matrix – Women's Facilities (Attachment 2).Maximum Allowable Personal Property Matrix – Men's Facilities (Attachment 1).
Exceptions require Assistant Secretary of Prisons approval. The following matrixes identify the type, value*, and amount of personal property authorized for incarcerated individual retention at the different housing security levels. Package contents must comply with DOC Policy 440.000 Personal Property for Offenders. Packages are wrapped or boxed objects, a parcel or bundle containing one or more objects, and/or a container in which something is packed for storage or transport or mailing ( WAC 137-48-20(9) ). Newly admitted incarcerated individuals do not receive packages while assigned to the Reception Centers at Washington Corrections Center (WCC) and Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW).
The rules do not apply to work release facilities. The purpose of the WAC rules is to maintain the safety, security, and discipline of adult prison facilities to prevent the transmission of illegal items or contraband into or out of an institution. The Department of Corrections (DOC) has established procedures governing incoming and outgoing packages for incarcerated individuals per WAC 137-48 Mail and Communications for Individuals in Prison.
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