# 28 CFR § 540.11: Mail depositories

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-540.11

## Section

- **Citation:** 28 CFR § 540.11
- **Heading:** Mail depositories
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 28—Judicial Administration > CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT > PART 540—CONTACT WITH PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY > Subpart B—Correspondence

## Text

The Warden shall establish at least one mail depository within the institution for an inmate to place outgoing correspondence. The Warden may establish a separate mail depository for outgoing special mail. Each item placed in a mail depository must contain a return address (see § 540.12(d)).
[50 FR 40109, Oct. 1, 1985, as amended at 64 FR 32171, June 15, 1999]

## Nearby sections

- [28 CFR § 540.2 § 540.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-540.2.md)
- [28 CFR § 540.10 § 540.10 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-540.10.md)
- [28 CFR § 540.11 § 540.11 Mail depositories.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-540.11.md)
- [28 CFR § 540.12 § 540.12 Controls and procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-540.12.md)
- [28 CFR § 540.13 § 540.13 Notification of rejections.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-540.13.md)
- [28 CFR § 540.14 § 540.14 General correspondence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-540.14.md)
- [28 CFR § 540.15 § 540.15 Restricted general correspondence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-540.15.md)
- [28 CFR § 540.16 § 540.16 Inmate correspondence while in segregation and holdover status.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-540.16.md)
- [28 CFR § 540.17 § 540.17 Correspondence between confined inmates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-540.17.md)
- [28 CFR § 540.18 § 540.18 Special mail.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-540.18.md)
- [28 CFR § 540.19 § 540.19 Legal correspondence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-540.19.md)
- [28 CFR § 540.20 § 540.20 Inmate correspondence with representatives of the news media.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-540.20.md)
- [28 CFR § 540.21 § 540.21 Payment of postage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-540.21.md)
- [28 CFR § 540.22 § 540.22 Special postal services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-540.22.md)

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