Books and magazines are among the most valuable items an incarcerated person can receive. They provide an escape from the monotony of institutional life, keep the mind active, and for many inmates represent the primary source of education and information about the outside world. But facility rules about how books and magazines can be sent are strict, and getting it wrong means the item gets rejected. This section covers the rules for sending books and magazines to incarcerated loved ones, why items must typically come directly from approved publishers or retailers rather than from home, what types of publications are restricted and why, how InmateAid's magazine subscription service works and why it is one of the most reliable ways to keep a loved one supplied with reading material, and what genres and titles tend to be most popular inside. The guidance here makes sure every book and magazine you send actually arrives. See also our sections on Inmate Care Packages, Send Inmate Mail, and Prison Jobs.
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The best, in my opinion, is the puzzle magazine. They have hundreds of puzzles in each and come every month - it is with a doubt the inmate's favorite too.
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Everything InmateAid sends is print. Physical magazines printed by the publisher and mailed directly from the publisher to your nephew at the facility. That is the only format that works for inmates and the only format InmateAid offers.
Digital magazines are not an option for this purpose and would not work even if they were available. Inmates do not have personal internet access or devices that can receive digital subscriptions. Everything that reaches them comes through the physical mail system, which...
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Yes, and this is one of the most practical and lasting things you can do for someone inside.
InmateAid offers hundreds of magazine titles across every interest category imaginable, from sports and fitness to news, automotive, cooking, entertainment, science, and everything in between. Subscriptions are available at discounted prices and are handled entirely through the platform, meaning you do not have to manage the mailing or worry about facility compliance. The magazines ship directly from the publisher to your inmate's facility,...
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Magazines can be sent to inmates in both jails and prisons, and InmateAid has been doing exactly that since 2012 with no issues.
The confusion around this is understandable because some third party services only work with state and federal prison systems and do not service county jails. InmateAid is not one of those. The magazine subscription service works across jails and prisons, which matters a great deal for someone like your fiancé who is fighting multiple cases pretrial and could...
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Anything that you can read... magazines, books and letters from you
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If Amazon already sent the books and they came back, the issue is almost certainly the facility's policy rather than the retailer. Amazon is the standard that most prisons accept for book orders because it ships directly from a recognized retailer with a packing slip, which is what mailrooms require. If Amazon books are being returned, it is a strong signal that Florence Correctional Center has either changed its book policy, restricted the types of books allowed, or moved to...
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Malcolm Galdwell books, "Tipping Point", "Outliers" and "Blink" are recommended for business philosopy-type reading. For fiction reading, i like the authors Stuart Woods, Vince Flynn, Harlen Coben, Lee Child, John Grisham, Daniel Silva, Michael Lewis and Sandra Brown. There are tons of titles for these authors. The prison/jail rules require buying paperback books from the publisher like Amazon, don't try and send them yourself,they will definitely get returned.
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The rules on Bible covers and bindings vary enough between facilities that calling the chaplain at the specific institution is genuinely the best first step before purchasing anything.
Most correctional facilities allow religious texts, including Bibles, but their policies on acceptable bindings differ. Some facilities permit hardcover and leather-bound religious texts as an exception to the general paperback-only rule for books, specifically because of the religious nature of the item. Others restrict all incoming books to paperback regardless of content. Faux...
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Several popular magazines covering cars, bikes, and women are accepted at most correctional facilities and available through InmateAid's magazine service.
For cars and motorsports, Car and Driver and Drag Racer are solid choices that clear mailrooms consistently. Muscle Machines covers classic and custom cars and tends to be well received inside.
For bikes combined with women, Easyriders and Hot Bike are the most popular options in that category. Both have been staples in correctional facilities for years and are widely recognized and...
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No. You cannot send any electronic devices to an inmate in any prison. However, there are some prisons that have their own special tablets that have educational programming from the facility available and they might have the ability to get books but we are dubious. Stick to paperbacks for now :)
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Puzzle magazines are my favorite... they seem to last a long time and keep me busy when I'm bored, which is MOST of the time :)
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YES!! We all do :)) Thanks for asking and thinking of us...
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We set up InmateAid to centralize everything that can be done for an inmate by a loved one on the outside. Inmates are lonely and somewhat scared when they first go in. Having someone on the outside they can communicate with gives them the connection to hope and the prospect of a better future when they get out. Inmates who have no one, it does the opposite.
We are big fans of reading. Reading for an inmate is a virtual escape...
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