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Sending Food Packages to Bacon Probation Detention: Dollar and Weight Limits Explained

Sending a food package to someone at Bacon Probation Detention? The key is staying within the program limits. Here's how the dollar cap, weight cap, consolidation, and deadlines work—so your order actually gets through.

• 2 min read • gdc.georgia.gov
Sending Food Packages to Bacon Probation Detention: Dollar and Weight Limits Explained

Food packages for people at Bacon Probation Detention go through the Georgia Department of Corrections' approved package program. GDC has authorized Union Supply to handle food package orders for Probation Detention Centers, including Bacon.

GDC caps Union Supply food packages at $50 per offender for Probation Detention Centers. Go over that, and your order won't meet program rules. Keep an eye on your total as you add items.

Packages also can't exceed 7 lbs. Both limits apply - your package needs to stay under the $50 cap and the 7 lb cap. Whichever you hit first is the hard stop.

Reminder: For Bacon Probation Detention (a Probation Detention Center), Union Supply food packages can’t exceed $50 per offender or 7 lbs. per package - whichever limit you reach first.

Placing multiple Union Supply orders for the same person? GDC combines them into one package. That consolidated package still has to meet the limits - so splitting orders across separate checkouts won't help you get around the $50 or 7 lb maximum.

Timing matters. Orders received after the program deadline won't be accepted by GDC. Wait too long, and your order won't go through at all.

Tip: Plan your items and place your order before the deadline - multiple orders get consolidated, and anything received late won’t be accepted.

Expect an added shipping and handling fee: Union Supply orders have a $2.95 shipping/handling charge, and it’s non-refundable.

Sending Food Packages to Bacon Probation Detention: Dollar and Weight Limits Explained

Checklist

  • ✓ Confirm you’re ordering through Union Supply for a GDC Probation Detention Center (Bacon Probation Detention)
  • ✓ Keep the order at $50 or less per offender
  • ✓ Keep the package at 7 lbs. or less (the first limit you hit is the one that stops you)
  • ✓ Avoid placing multiple separate orders for the same person - orders are consolidated and still must fit the limits
  • ✓ Order early enough to beat the program deadline (late orders aren’t accepted)
  • ✓ Budget for the separate $2.95 shipping/handling fee

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