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Q4: How do I send money, food, necessities, or other items to the inmates?

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  • Last updated:2023-06-22
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Delivery of Money

  1. The types of money delivered by outside parties shall be limited to New Taiwan dollars, money orders issued by Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd., or cashier’s checks issued by other financial institutions in Taiwan.
  2. Each sender is only allowed to deliver money to the same inmate once per day, and the amount of each delivery shall not exceed NT$10,000. Where the total amount of an inmate’s money under the safekeeping of an authority exceeds NT$100,000, senior officials may limit the amount or the frequency of delivery.
  3. The aforesaid money may be delivered or sent by mail according to the time and location designated by the authority. Only envelopes for sending cash, money orders, and cashier’s checks may be sent by mail.

Delivery of Food

  1. The types of food delivered by outside parties shall be limited to dishes, fruits, pastries, and cookies.
  2. A prison inmate is allowed to receive food delivered by outside parties once every three days, and the weight of each delivery shall not exceed two kilograms, unless otherwise approved by senior officials.
  3. The delivery of food by outside parties shall only be done according to the time and location designated by the authority.

Delivery of Necessities

  1. Each sender is only allowed to deliver necessities to the same inmate once per month. The limitations on the types and quantity thereof are as follows:
    1. Only one piece each for quilts, blankets, bed sheets, pillows, soaps, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and towels.
    2. No more than three pieces or pairs each for tops, pants, hats, socks, undergarments, and underpants.
    3. No more than three books or magazines.
    4. No more than fifty envelopes, one hundred pieces of writing paper, NT$300 worth of stamps, and three pens or pencils
    5. No more than three photographs of relatives or friends.
    6. Glasses, depending on the actual need of the inmate concerned.
    7. A NHI certificate and other identity documents depending on the actual need of the inmate concerned.
  2. A person who delivers necessities according to the time and location designated by a authority shall provide his/her identity document for verification, and shall, for registration purposes, report his/her name, identity document number, telephone, residence or mailing address, the name of the inmate who shall receive the necessities and the number assigned, the types and quantity of items delivered.
  3. For necessities sent by mail, the authority shall give an approval document or label in advance, and the sender shall affix the said approval document or label to the exterior of the package when sending the necessities by mail.

Delivery of Other Items

  1. An inmate may apply to the authority with a completed application form for delivery of the following items:
    1. Newspapers or Braille reading materials.
    2. Items or books related to religious beliefs.
    3. Items required for edification, counseling, or treatment.
    4. Assistive devices needed due to old age, physical or mental disabilities, illness, or other daily needs.
    5. Food, clothing, and necessities needed by inmates’ children.
    6. Medicine that is deemed necessary for the inmate’s illness by a physician after diagnosis and treatment in the authority but is not accessible in the authority.
    7. Any other property approved by senior officials.
  2. A person who delivers items according to the time and location designated by a authority shall provide his/her identity document for verification, and shall, for registration purposes, report his/her name, identity document number, telephone, residence or mailing address, the name of the inmate who shall receive the items and the number assigned, the types and quantity of items delivered.
  3. For items sent by mail, the authority shall give an approval document or label in advance, and the sender shall affix the said approval document or label to the exterior of the package when sending the items by mail.
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