§ 1-12 Packages.
RCNY § 1-12
(a)Policy. Prisoners shall be permitted to receive packages from, and send packages to, any person, except when there is reasonable belief that limitation is necessary to protect public safety or maintain facility order and security.
(b)Number. The Department may impose reasonable restrictions on the number of packages sent or received.
(c)Outgoing packages. The costs incurred in sending outgoing packages shall be borne by the prisoner.
(d)Incoming packages.
(1)Incoming packages shall be delivered within 72 hours of receipt by the Department, unless the intended inmate is no longer in custody of the Department.
(2)Packages may be personally delivered to a facility during visiting hours.
(3)Upon admission to a facility, prisoners shall be provided with a copy of a list of items that may be received in packages or this list shall be posted in each housing area.
(e)Inspection of incoming packages.
(f)Prohibited items in incoming packages.
(4)After removal of an item, all other items in the package shall be forwarded to the intended prisoner.
(g)Appeal. Any person affected by the determination to remove an item from an incoming package may appeal such determination to the Board.
