Can prisoners receive birthday cards?
Sending Holiday/Birthday Cards You can send holiday and birthday cards to an inmate but they must not have any electronics or popup/out content. This will confirm the inmates location and ability to receive items, and if you are unsure about what you can send contact the facility using the telephone numbers provided.
Can you send birthday presents to prisoners?
Convicted Prisoners Friends and family are no longer able to send in items for prisoners by post or through visits unless there are exceptional circumstances. Prisoners now need to purchase items through catalogues that are within the prison.
Do prisoners get to celebrate holidays?
Most prisons do have their visiting room open on major federal and state holidays, like Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year’s Day, and the 4th of July. However, the schedule does vary based on the facility. So, if you have holiday visiting questions about a specific prison, look them up in our directory.
Can prisoners get gifts?
Do I Send or Bring a Gift to an Inmate Directly? You should know that you will never be allowed to send a gift yourself or bring it to the facility during inmate visitation hours. The jail authorities allow only the parcels that were sent by an approved third-party seller/provider.
Can prisoners buy gifts?
Those who want to send food, clothing and other gifts to incarcerated relatives — at any time of year — often must go through private vendors. Here’s how it works: Families shop from print and online catalogs supplied by care package companies. Every item is prison- and jail-approved.
What do inmates do for Christmas?
Family members can visit their loved ones, a special meal is served, and people can worship together and even craft together. People in prison sometimes celebrate Christmas with activities like making their own Christmas ornaments.
Do they let people out of jail on holidays?
Yes, unless they are on sanctions of some kind or if the facility is on lock-down. People in MOST jails/prisons are LUCKY IF they get to have a VISIT on a Holiday!
Do prisoners like getting letters?
Yes inmates love to get letters in the mail. It makes their day to know they haven’t been forgotten.
Does FreePrints ship to prisons?
Ordering your free prints is fast and easy! Just open the FreePrints app and select the photos you want to print from your phone or from Facebook or Instagram. Then select the quantities and you’re done! If you are going to ship directly to the prison, remember you can only send 5 photos at a time.