Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Corrections
Title R251 - Administration
Rule R251-705 - Inmate Mail Procedures
Section R251-705-2 - Definitions

(1) "Catalog" means a systematized list whose sole purpose is to feature descriptions of items for sale.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Corrections.

(3) "DPO" means Division of Prison Operations.

(4) "Inspect" means open and examine a letter, correspondence, or other material with the primary objective to detect false labeling, contraband, currency, or negotiable instruments.

(5) "Inter-department mail" means mail sent between departments within the state.

(6) "Inter-office mail" means mail sent from office to office within a department.

(7) "Mail" means written material sent or received by inmates through the United States Postal Service.

(8) "Money instruments" means currency, coin, personal checks, money orders and cashier's, or non-personal checks.

(9) "Nuisance contraband" means items that may include paper fasteners, hair, ribbons, pins, rubber bands, pressed leaves or flowers, promotional gimmicks, gum, stickers, computer disks, maps, calendars, balloons, and other such items having no intrinsic value, or not approved by the department administration to be in the possession of the inmates.

(10) "Privileged mail" means correspondence with a person identified by this chapter that has been properly labeled to claim privileged status.

(11) "Publisher-only rule" means a rule limiting books, audio media, magazines, or newspapers to those sent directly from the publisher, a book or tape club or a licensed book store.

(12) "Reasonable cause" means information that could prompt a reasonable person to believe or suspect that there is or might be a threat to the safety, security, or management of the department facility or that could be harmful to persons.

(13) "USP" means either the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City or the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison.