New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 7 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
Chapter VIII - Institutional Programs
Part 722 - Forwarding Incarcerated Individual Mail
Section 722.4 - Procedure-orientation
Universal Citation: 7 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 722.4
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Reception facility. An employee delegated by the superintendent shall inform newly received inmates of:
(1) the department's
correspondence procedures as set forth in Part 720 of this Title;
(2) United States postal regulations
regarding forwarding of mail (see section
722.7[a]
of this Part); and
(3) their
responsibilities regarding the forwarding of mail when transferred or
discharged which are to:
(i) notify all
correspondents of the change of address in a timely manner to ensure receiving
mail after transfer or discharge;
(ii) complete a change of address order, form
2101 at the current facility prior to transfer, when possible, to guarantee the
postage for the forwarding of second class mail (magazines and newspapers),
and/or personal third class materials (i.e., catalogues, newsletters, and
photographs); and
(iii) consider
the possibility of transfer before ordering publications or subscriptions or
placing mail orders.
Note: When the change of address order, form 2101 cannot be completed prior to transfer, the inmate should fill out the form and send it to the correspondence unit of the receiving facility. The receiving facility will mail it back to the transferring facility.
(b) Other facilities. An employee designated by the superintendent shall:
(1)
inform incoming inmates of the department's policy regarding the forwarding of
mail as set forth in this Part;
(2)
provide incoming inmates with change of address order, form 2101, to inmates
who did not complete the form at the transferring facility;
(3) assist incoming inmates in filling out
change of address order, form 2101, to inmates who did not complete the form at
the transferring facility;
(4)
collect completed forms, send to the correspondence unit and forward to the
appropriate transferring facility.
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