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Prisoner Property
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Property |
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| Prisoners in USMS custody may retain
the following types of
personal property while detained in a contract detention facility or a federal
institution: |
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Legal papers or
materials. These materials should be relevant to the
current or
draft court proceedings. |
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2. |
Eye glasses or contact lenses, with case. |
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3. |
Prescribed medicine and health items. (Will be provided by the Bureau
of Prisons Medical Staff) |
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4. |
Up to fifty dollars in U.S. currency.
(Placed in commissary account by
family member / friends after defendant is processed into the federal/state and county facility). |
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5. |
Wedding
band. Rings with stones are not authorized. No rings other than
a plain
wedding band are permitted. |
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No Watches. Watches are
not allowed. Some contract jails allow federal prisoners
to have one watch per their guidelines. However, the
Marshals Service and the Federal Bureau of Prisons do not allow
watches and they will be removed at the time of transport.
Watches are the responsibility of the inmate to arrange for
pickup by a family member. The USMS will accept no
responsibility for watches or other prohibited property at the
time of inmate transfer. |
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Court Clothing
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One set of court clothing will be allowed
for Jury Trials Only.
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Court clothes will be brought to the United
States Marshal Office, 2nd floor
of the United States Courthouse at least one hour prior to scheduled trial
proceedings. No civilian clothes are authorized for any other court procedures.
No metal tie clips or any other jewelry will be permitted. |
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Family members or assigned
attorney is responsible to pickup all clothes after the trial. Excess Prisoner
Property will be disposed of in accordance with Marshal Service Policy. |
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Unallowable
Property |
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At the time of processing, any property
that is
unallowable will be taken away from the prisoner. Unallowed property taken from
a
prisoner that is illegal or could be dangerous will be documented and reported
to the U.S.
Marshal (USM). Unallowable prisoner property should be given to arresting agents
for
disposal. |
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Excess Prisoner
Personal Property |
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Prisoner
Property Disposal: If unallowable prisoner property
cannot be given to the arresting agent, any of the following methods will be used to dispose of it: |
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Mail by certified mail or transfer, with a written receipt to next of
kin, the prisoner’s attorney, or another individual designated by the prisoner. |
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b. |
Mail by certified mail or transfer the property to a storage company to
be stored at the prisoner’s expense. Arrangements for storage of property
will be made by the prisoner or his or her attorney directly with a storage
company. |
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Obtain written authorization from the prisoner to donate the property
to a charitable organization of the USM's choice or destroy the property (throw
it away). If the prisoner does not authorize the donation of property, it will
be
considered abandoned after 30 days and will be destroyed or donated by the USM. |
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UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE
PERSONAL PROPERTY NOTICE |
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Persons remanded to U.S. Marshal Service custody are not allowed to retain
excess personal property beyond that which has been described to you during
processing. You have been given an opportunity to have all excess property
transferred to your attorney or a relative, shipped to a home address, etc.
Any excess property which is not disposed of within 30 days will be considered
abandoned and will be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the U.S. Marshals
Service. |
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