How to Contact an Inmate at FCI Waseca, MN (MN)

FCI Waseca allows inmates to receive release clothing starting 30 days before their GCT/FT release date or a transfer to an RRC. The rules are strict: everything must come from a single source, shipped once, in a single box, via the U.S. Postal Service. Private carriers and courier deliveries won't be accepted. Hand delivery isn't an option either.

The process starts on the inmate's side. She needs to contact her Correctional Counselor 45 days before release to get an Authorization to Receive Package Request form. That authorization defines exactly what can be included as release clothing, so nothing should be mailed until it's in place.

1. Have the inmate request the authorization form - She needs to contact her Correctional Counselor 45 days prior to release to obtain the Authorization to Receive Package Request form.
2. Time the release clothing correctly - Release clothing can be received beginning 30 days prior to the GCT/FT release date or transfer to an RRC.
3. Send the package the way FCI Waseca requires - Use a single source, a single shipment, and a single box. Mail it through the U.S. Postal Service (no private carriers and no hand delivery).

Before mailing anything, double-check that the current shipping rules still apply. Confirm the USPS-only requirement and the single source, single shipment, single box rule. Ask for the latest prohibited-items list, too, so you don't accidentally include something that will get the package turned away.

Have the inmate confirm how to reach her Correctional Counselor about the Authorization to Receive Package Request form and how the authorization gets provided. If there are local timing or paperwork details that affect when you can send the package, the Counselor is the right person to ask.