According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, inmates are allowed to have personal property under policy P5508.08. In addition to the items issues by the correctional facility, inmates are can obtain personal items from the commissary, education or religious programs, by making them through hobby craft or having them sent to them (WA Corrections). The items sent from home to the inmates is restricted to only release clothing packages and authorized medical devices (i.e. hearing aids, eyeglasses, dentures, prescription shoes). Additionally, there is a restriction to the number of items an inmates can possess. This is to prevent accumulation of materials to become a fire, sanitation, security, or housekeeping hazard (FBP). Also, excess of personal
