(1) Inmates shall
be allowed to retain a limited amount of property at each Department
institution. A master list of items approved for retention by general
population inmates in accordance with their security level shall be posted and
available in each inmate library. Items contained in this list do not denote
required issue. The list is for property limitation purposes only. Please refer
to 103 DOC 755: Clothing, Linen and Laundry, for minimum
institutional clothing issue.
Unless an inmate is transient, his or her security level is the
same as the institution in which the inmate is housed.
(2) Notwithstanding the master list in 103
CMR 403.10(1), the following items are allowed as follows:
(a)
Appliances/Accessories. Inmates may obtain
televisions, radios, typewriters, fans, non-boiling hot pots, headphones and
walkman-style radios via institutional canteen purchases in
accordance with the designated security level. The utilization of these items
may be restricted in certain living quarters by the Superintendent. Fans may
also be restricted and/or prohibited by the Superintendent in climate
controlled environments. Any fans used by inmates must be a table model only
with a plastic stand, and only with a blade size of 12", which blades must be
plastic and enclosed in a plastic frame. All other electrical
appliances/accessories shall be constructed of clear plastic, to allow for
visual inspection of the internal components.
(b)
Books/Magazines/Newspapers. All publications must come
directly from the publisher, a book club, a bookstore, or from the Prison Book
Program. Inmates may possess a maximum of ten
books/magazines/newspapers.
(c)
Legal Documents. An inmate may possess a maximum of
one cubic foot of legal documents containing legal material in his or her
assigned living quarters. If a written request is approved by the
Superintendent, authorization to store legal material exceeding the one cubic
foot limit may be obtained. Any authorized excess documents shall be stored in
a pre-determined storage area accessible to the inmate, not in the inmate
living quarters. Inmates shall not possess audio-visual media in their cells,
such as compact discs or videotapes. Each Superintendent shall develop
procedures to ensure that this material is accessible for inmate use.
(d)
Personal
Letters/Photographs/News Clippings. An inmate may possess one
cubic foot of personal letters, photos, and clippings;
(e)
Religious
Articles. Inmates may retain certain authorized religious
articles. A list of approved religious articles shall be posted quarterly in
the inmate libraries. If an inmate seeks to retain religious articles which are
not on the approved list or authorized for retention pursuant to
103 CMR
403.00, he or she must submit an Inmate Religious
Services Request Form to the Institution Director of Treatment, for processing,
pursuant to
103 CMR 471.00:
Religious Programs and Services.
(3) Any transient inmate housed in a
Department of Correction institution for 30 consecutive days or longer, who
remains disciplinary report free, may be allowed to purchase a walkman-style
radio at the discretion of the Superintendent of the institution.
(4) Inmates housed in the DDU may possess
items of personal property as deemed appropriate by the institutional
Superintendent.
(5) Inmates housed
in an institutional Special Management Unit (SMU) may possess items of personal
property pursuant to
103 CMR
423.09: Special Management and
Awaiting Action.
