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Sending a Food Package to Someone at Johnson State Prison (Union Supply Rules & How to Order)

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Sending a Food Package to Someone at Johnson State Prison (Union Supply Rules & How to Order)

Union Supply handles all food packages for Johnson State Prison. The Georgia Department of Corrections contracts with Union Supply to process and deliver food packages to people at Georgia State Prisons, including Johnson State Prison.

Note: One Georgia facility - Riverbend Private Prison - uses a different package program (Access Securepak) until further notice, so make sure you’re following the right vendor instructions for the facility you’re dealing with.

Not everyone can place an order. The program is limited to approved family and friends of the incarcerated person. Make sure you're on the approved list before ordering through Union Supply.

Prefer mail? Send your order to Union Supply at this address: Union Supply, 2500 Regent Blvd Dept. 421, P.O. Box 619059, Dallas, TX 75261-9059.

Phone orders are often the fastest option, especially if you have questions. Call 1-562-361-5719, or use the toll-free number 1-855-247-0563.

Fax is also an option. Send your order to 1-310-603-1188.

Online ordering: The GDC package page references the “Georgia Inmate Package” website for online ordering and downloadable order forms. Before you submit anything, verify you’re on the correct official ordering page (the direct URL can vary).

Johnson State Prison has firm package limits: $100 per offender or 15 lbs. per package, whichever you hit first.

Comparing rules across GDC facility types? Probation Detention Centers have different caps - $50 per offender or 7 lbs. per package. That's separate from the State Prison limits at Johnson State Prison.

Here's something that trips people up: multiple orders for the same person get combined. Union Supply consolidates orders for an offender into one package, and that combined package still has to stay under the spending and weight limits.

Watch the ordering deadlines closely. If Union Supply receives your order after the cutoff, it won't be accepted.

Budget for the extra cost: there's a $2.95 shipping and handling charge on all orders, and it's non-refundable.

Sending a Food Package to Someone at Johnson State Prison (Union Supply Rules & How to Order)

Practical Tips

  • ✓ Build one well-planned order that stays under $100 or 15 lbs. (whichever comes first) so consolidation doesn’t accidentally push the package over the limit.
  • ✓ Remember the $2.95 shipping/handling fee is non-refundable when you’re budgeting.
  • ✓ Don’t wait until the last minute - orders received after the deadline aren’t accepted.
  • ✓ If more than one person is ordering for the same offender, coordinate first so the consolidated package still fits the limits.

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