New York Codes Rules Regulations (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 7. Department of Corrections and Community Supervision |
Chapter VIII. Institutional Programs |
Part 722. Forwarding Inmate Mail |
Sec. 722.1. Policy
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- (a) The department will forward all first class and legal mail for any inmate transferred for as long as he/she remains in the custody of the department. All other mail will be forwarded as directed upon receipt of a change of address order, form 2101, from any inmate who guarantees payment of forwarding postage.(b) Upon release from custody of the department, an inmate, if he/she wishes to ensure the forwarding of mail, must file a change of address order with the correspondence unit at the facility from which he/she is released.(c) No mail will be forwarded to a released inmate unless a change of address order is on file. Mail will be forwarded for a period of two months.