Sending Food Packages to Colwell: Your $50 / 7 lb Limit Explained
Sending a food package to someone at Colwell Probation Detention Center? The key rule is the $50 / 7 lb limit. Here's what that actually means—and what happens if multiple people place orders.
Colwell is a Georgia Probation Detention Center, and the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) uses Union Supply to handle food package orders. You don't send food directly - instead, approved family and friends place orders through Union Supply using one of their allowed ordering methods.
Good to know: Colwell is covered under the Probation Detention Center food package program, so these Union Supply rules apply there.
GDC sets a per-offender limit of $50 or 7 pounds per package - whichever you hit first. You could stay under $50 but exceed the weight, or stay under 7 pounds but spend too much. Both numbers are hard stops. Once you reach either limit, that's all that can fit in the package.
Tip: Track both cost and weight as you shop. The package must stay at or under $50 and at or under 7 lbs - whichever limit you reach first ends your order.
What if more than one person places an order for the same offender? GDC consolidates those orders into a single package. The combined package still can't exceed $50 or 7 lbs - placing a second order doesn't give you a second set of limits. It all counts toward the same cap.
Important: Because multiple orders get combined into one package, the final shipment still has to fit within the $50 / 7 lb cap.
Deadlines matter. Orders received after the deadline won't be accepted. Check the current program deadline before you submit anything.
How and Where to Order Plus Pdf
- ✓ Online: Use order forms available for download on the Georgia Inmate Package website.
- ✓ By mail: Union Supply, 2500 Regent Blvd Dept. 421, P.O. Box 619059, Dallas, TX 75261-9059.
- ✓ By phone: 1-562-361-5719 or toll-free 1-855-247-0563.
- ✓ By fax: 1-310-603-1188.
- ✓ Shipping/handling fee: $2.95 per order (non-refundable).
Want to double-check the rules from the source? GDC provides a downloadable PDF on its "sending packages to offenders" page. It's a good way to confirm current instructions before you order.
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