Section 05.02.01.209 - JUVENILE OFFENDER MAIL01.Restrictions. Juvenile offenders shall be allowed to send and receive letters from approved persons, which may include persons in other programs or institutions, unless specifically prohibited by the Department or by court order. All other restrictions of mail must be discussed with the community treatment team and approved in writing by the juvenile services coordinator. There must be no general restrictions on the number of letters written, the length of any letter, or the language in which a letter may be written. Juvenile offenders will be provided with sufficient stationery, envelopes, and postage for all legal and official correspondence, and for at least two (2) personal letters each week.02.Inspection of Outgoing Letters.a. Outgoing letters are to be posted unsealed and inspected for contraband.b. Exception: Outgoing "privileged" mail may be posted, sealed, and may not be opened, except with a search warrant, as long as it can be confirmed to be to an identifiable source. For purposes of this rule, "an identifiable source" means that the official or legal capacity of the addressee is listed on the envelope and that the name, official or legal capacity, and address of the addressee have been verified.c. Upon the determination that the mail is not identifiable as privileged mail, said mail will be opened and inspected for contraband.03.Inspection of Incoming Letters. All incoming letters must be opened by the juvenile offender to whom it is addressed and may be inspected for contraband by staff and only in the juvenile offender's presence.04.Reading of Letters. Routine reading of letters by staff is prohibited. The Department or court may determine that reading of a juvenile offender's mail is in the best interest of the juvenile offender, and is necessary to maintain security, order, or program integrity. However, such reading of mail must be documented and, unless court ordered, be specifically justified and approved by the juvenile services coordinator.05.Privileged Mail. Under no circumstances shall a juvenile offender's privileged mail be read.06.Packages. All packages must be inspected for contraband.07.Publications. Books, magazines, newspapers, and printed matter, which may be legally sent to juvenile offenders through the postal system, may be approved, unless deemed to constitute a threat to the security, integrity, or order of the programs. Juvenile offenders shall not be allowed to enter into subscription agreements while in Department custody.08.Distribution of Mail. The collection and distribution of mail must never be delegated to a juvenile offender. Staff must deliver mail within twenty-four (24) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, to the juvenile offender to whom it is addressed.Idaho Admin. Code r. 05.02.01.209