Section 403.10 - Approved Inmate Property(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.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1342, eff. 6/30/2017.