Our new Prepaid Program is a prepaid account that an inmate, friends and/or family can open with the purpose of adding funds to an inmate’s account for future purchases. Funds can be deposited into a prepaid account at any time and can be used for all Union Supply Direct programs including Quarterly Packages, Special Purchases, and Dress Out. Just check off the ‘prepaid account’ option under the Payment Method section of the order form, send us the form, and we will process your order. Funding transactions are nonrefundable.
*Recipient IDInmates in the California Department of Corrections are allowed certain items that are referred to as Special Purchase items. These items consist primarily of electronics such as radios, walkmans, CD players and televisions. These orders have no weight or package size restriction and can be purchased at any time of the year. Per CA DOC, entertainment appliances such as televisions, cassette players, CD Players, radios, typewriters and musical instruments can only be bought as Special Purchase Order items. Accessories such as headphones, earbuds, coaxial cables, splitters, adapters, typewriter supplies and music accessories must be purchased with the entertainment appliance to be counted as Special Purchase. If accessories are purchased without an appliance, they will be counted as a Quarterly Package Order. See our FAQ tab for more details.
Mailing in your order? Click Here to download the order form! *Recipient IDInmates, families and friends can purchase religious items as a separate Special Purchase Order only. No Chaplain signature is required to purchase the pre-approved religious items according to the new Religious Property Matrix revised on 6/27/13.
Please see the Product Info and Restrictions section for more information on allowable religious items and limits.
Mailing in your order? Click Here to download the order form! *Recipient IDMainline inmates residing at San Quentin State Prison can now have Quarterly Package Orders placed for them online! Please note that if the inmate is considered Condemned Grade A or B orders still must be placed via phone or mail.
Quarterly Packages are packages that consist primarily of clothing, tennis shoes, food, and health and beauty items. Inmates in the California Department of Corrections that are classified as Privilege Group A/B are allowed one 30 pound Quarterly Package each quarter. Inmates classified as Privilege Group D are allowed one 30 pound Annual Package per year. These packages can contain any of the approved items that appear on this website. Please see the Policies and FAQ sections for more information on these packages .
If you do not know your inmate’s number please click here to access the State of California Inmate Locator page. Once you have your inmate's number you may return to place your order. (Please note this link will open up an external website in a new browser window.)
*Recipient IDMainline inmates residing at San Quentin State Prison can now have Special Purchase Package Orders placed for them online! Please note that if the inmate is considered Condemned Grade A or B orders still must be placed via phone, or mail.
Inmates in the California Department of Corrections are allowed certain items that are referred to as Special Purchase items. These items consist primarily of electronics such as radios, Walkman’s, CD players and televisions. These orders have no weight or package size restriction and can be purchased at any time of the year. Per CA DOC, entertainment appliances such as televisions, cassette players, CD Players, radios, typewriters and musical instruments can only be bought as Special Purchase Order items. Accessories such as headphones, earbuds, coaxial cables, splitters, adapters, typewriter supplies and music accessories must be purchased with the entertainment appliance to be counted as Special Purchase. If accessories are purchased without an appliance, they will be counted as a Quarterly Package Order. See our FAQ tab for more details.
Mailing in your order? Click Here to download the order form!If you do not know your inmate’s number please click here to access the State of California Inmate Locator page. Once you have your inmate's number you may return to place your order. (Please note this link will open up an external website in a new browser window.)