Sending Religious Study Materials to Sampson: Pre-Approval and Direct Shipping Requirements

Yes. Religious correspondence courses, sacred texts, and Bible studies all need pre-approval before they're sent to an offender at Sampson Correctional Institution. Skip this step, and your materials will likely be delayed or returned.

The facility chaplain, religious coordinator, or other designated staff review all requests for religious correspondence courses, sacred texts, and Bible studies at Sampson. They'll look at the request along with the official course or study materials from the vendor, school, or religious organization - then approve or deny it.

Approved requests are processed within two weeks of receipt. Keep that timeline in mind before placing an order or expecting anything to arrive.

Even after approval, materials can't arrive just any way. All approved religious correspondence course materials, sacred texts, and Bible studies must ship directly to the correctional facility from the vendor, school, or religious institution. The source sends it straight to Sampson - these items don't go through TextBehind.

1. Identify the exact course or text - Use the official religious correspondence course, sacred text, or Bible study from the vendor, school, or religious organization so it can be reviewed.
2. Submit the request for review - The facility chaplain, religious coordinator, or designated staff will review the request and the official study/course and approve or deny it.
3. Wait for internal processing - If approved, the request will be internally processed within two weeks of receipt.

• ✓ Get pre-approval before anything is sent.
• ✓ Have the vendor, school, or religious institution ship approved materials directly to the correctional facility (not through TextBehind).
• ✓ Do not include religious correspondence course materials or texts inside a personal TextBehind letter.