How to Visit FCI Waseca, MN (MN)

FCI Waseca only accepts release clothing close to an inmate's release. Specifically, the facility begins accepting these items 30 days before her projected GCT/FT release date or before a transfer to an RRC. You must ship through the U.S. Postal Service only. Private carriers, couriers, and hand-delivered packages will be turned away. And if the box includes prohibited items like electronics, money, credit or gift cards, letters or notes, phone cards, jewelry, bedding, towels, pajamas, or food, it can cause problems for the whole shipment.

Plan the contents and packaging before you buy anything. FCI Waseca requires release clothing to come from a single source, in a single shipment, in a single box. You can't split items across multiple senders or multiple deliveries. The allowed clothing list is limited to up to 2 pairs of pants, 2 shirts, 1 jacket, 1 pair of shoes, and 3 sets of underclothes, plus a gym bag, backpack, or small carry-on style suitcase. Keep cost in mind, too. No single item should be valued at over $100.00.

Steps

• ✓ Have the inmate contact her Correctional Counselor 45 days before release to get an Authorization to Receive Package Request form.
• ✓ Plan around the acceptance window: release clothing may be received beginning 30 days before the projected GCT/FT release date or transfer to an RRC.

• ✓ Mail the package through the U.S. Postal Service only (no private carriers, couriers, or hand delivery).
• ✓ Put everything in one box from one source, and send it as a single shipment.
• ✓ Stay within the allowed clothing inventory: 2 pairs of pants, 2 shirts, 1 jacket, 1 pair of shoes, 3 sets of underclothes.
• ✓ Include only one approved bag type: a gym bag, backpack, or small carry-on style suitcase.
• ✓ Keep pricing compliant: no single item should be valued at over $100.00.

Before you send anything, confirm the timing with the inmate and her unit team. She needs to contact her Correctional Counselor 45 days before release for the Authorization to Receive Package Request form. The facility only starts accepting release clothing 30 days prior to the projected GCT/FT release date or transfer to an RRC. Also double-check that you're shipping through the U.S. Postal Service, since private carriers and hand delivery are not accepted.

Verify the details of what you plan to send before you seal the box. FCI Waseca limits release clothing to specific items and quantities, and no single item should be valued at over $100.00. If anything extra slips in (especially prohibited items like electronics, money, cards, notes, jewelry, bedding, pajamas, or food), your package can be rejected.