SENDING MARC MAIL
ALL MAIL IS READ BY PRISON OFFICIALS. Do not write about illegal activities or anything that you feel might jeaopordize your safety. The formal guidelines are listed below.
Photos are permitted (up to 25 per envelope), but don't send pictures of bongs, marijuana use or plants, nudity, or anything illegal because it will be refused.
You must include a return address or the mail will be returned to you. You can use an address different from your home if you want to keep that information private.
MARC SCOTT EMERY #40252-086 Unit DB
FDC SEATAC
PO BOX 13900
SEATTLE, WA
98198-1090
USA
Please write to Marc about what you're doing in your life, the activism you've done, the silly little pleasures and joys of your day, the news about what's happening in the world and your area, etc. Prison life is just endless boring repetition, cut off from the outside. Nothing ever changes and nothing new ever happens, so Marc would really appreciate getting reports from the outside world! Marc writes back to everyone who sends him a letter, too!
If you would like to send Marc money for his account (to cover expensive long-distance phone calls, "CorrLinks" email fees, mail postage, writing paper, toiletries, etc.) you need to go to Money Mart or a location where Western Union forms and payments can be made.
Deposit funds directly into his account by using the Western Union "Quick Collect Form" and filling in the following information:
Recipient: Marc Scott Emery #40252086 US BOP (SeaTac FDC, Seattle Washington)
City code: FBOP
State: DC
If you are not comfortable sending money through Western Union, you can send it to Marc's wife Jodie with a note that it's for Marc's commissary, and she will deposit it in Marc's commissary through Western Union when she sends her own regular deposits to Marc.
Jodie Emery
307 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
V6B 1H6
Canada
If you would prefer to contribute to Jodie's travel and accommodation costs (because Marc wants to see her every weekend while he's imprisoned nearby in Washington state), send mail to the Vancouver, BC address above or contact JodieEmery@gmail.com for details.
You can also send money orders to inmates through the mail. Inmates' families and friends choosing to send inmates funds through the mail must send those funds to the following address and in accordance with the directions provided below:
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Marc Scott Emery #40252-086
Post Office Box 474701
Des Moines, Iowa
50947-0001
The deposit must be in the form of a money order made out to the inmate's full committed name and complete eight digit register number. Effective December 1, 2007, all non-postal money orders and non-government checks processed through the National Lockbox will be placed on a 15 day hold. The Bureau of Prisons will return funds that do not have valid inmate information to the sender provided the envelope has an adequate return address. Personal checks and cash cannot be accepted for deposit. The sender's name and return address must appear on the upper left hand corner of the envelope to ensure that the funds can be returned to the sender in the event that they cannot be posted to the inmate's account. The deposit envelope must not contain any items intended for delivery to the inmate. The Bureau of Prisons shall dispose of all items included with the funds. In the event funds have been mailed but have not been received in the inmate's account and adequate time has passed for mail service to Des Moines, Iowa, the sender must initiate a tracer with the entity who sold them the money order to resolve any issues.
Marc and Jodie sincerely appreciate any contributions toward making prison more bearable.
Thank you for your support!
OFFICIAL RULES FOR POSTAL MAIL
UNAUTHORIZED MAIL:Mail to or from offenders will not be allowed for any of the following reasons:
1. Mail unauthorized by this policy.
2. Mail to or from an individual with whom contact is restricted per the requirements of DOC 450.050 Prohibited Contact.
3. Mail containing threats of physical harm against any persons or any other threats of criminal activity.
4. Mail containing blackmail or extortion threats.
5. Mail that is or contains contraband, or relates to sending contraband in or out of the facility.
6. Mail depicting or describing the procedures for constructing or using weapons, ammunition, bombs, or incendiary devices.
7. Mail containing plans to escape, or mail depicting or describing blueprints or operational detail of an existing facility's security devices (e.g., locks, electronics, facility grounds/buildings, etc.).
8. Mail containing plans for activities in violation of facility rules or for criminal activity, or mail that violates facility rules or the Washington Administrative Code (WAC).
9. Mail that is in code.
10. Mail in a foreign language with contents not understood by the inspecting staff, when reasonable efforts to have the mail interpreted have been unsuccessful. a) Mail up to 10 pages in length may be sent for translation services per the available contract at the discretion of the Mailroom Supervisor. b) Mail 10 pages or more in length requires Superintendent review to determine what additional action is needed, if any (e.g., letter translation services, contact with Consulate or the State Library, etc.).
11. Mail containing information that, if communicated, could create a risk of violence and/or physical harm to any person.
12. Mail that is sexually explicit.
a) The term sexually explicit refers to any pictorial representation that is intended for sexual gratification and shows male or female genitalia, full frontal nudity, or depicts any of the following sexual behaviors: 1) One or more of the participants appears to be: a) Non-consenting, b) A minor, or a minor alone is depicted in a sexually suggestive way, c) Acting in a forceful, threatening, or violent manner, d) Dominating one or more of the other participants, e) In a submissive role, or f) Degraded or humiliated, or appears to willingly engage in behavior that is degrading or humiliating, 2) Bodily excretory behavior that appears to be sexual in nature, 3) Bestiality, sadomasochistic behavior, and/or bondage, or 4) Acts including, but not limited to, intercourse/penetration, sodomy, fellatio, cunnilingus, anilingus, or masturbation. b) The term sexually explicit also refers to written materials, including books recorded on tape or CD, that are intended for sexual gratification and describe any of the following sexual behaviors as the predominant theme of the publication or letter: 1) One or more of the participants appears to be: a) Non-consenting, b) A minor, or a minor alone is depicted in a sexually suggestive way, c) Acting in a forceful, threatening, or violent manner, d) Dominating one or more of the other participants, e) In a submissive role, or f) Degraded or humiliated, or appears to willingly engage in behavior that is degrading or humiliating, 2) Bodily excretory behavior that appears to be sexual in nature, 3) Bestiality, sadomasochistic behavior, and/or bondage, or 4) Acts including, but not limited to, intercourse/penetration, sodomy, fellatio, cunnilingus, anilingus, or masturbation.
13. Mail that is deemed a threat to legitimate penological objectives.
14. Publications that have been altered after publication (e.g., pages or portions of pages removed, extraneous markings, etc.).
15. Mail advocating that any group is inferior based on national origin, race, color, religion, age, gender, marital status or status as a state registered domestic partner, sexual orientation, status as a Vietnam Era Veteran, Wartime Veteran, or Disabled Veteran, or the presence of a physical, mental, or sensory impairment and makes such group the object of ridicule and scorn, and may reasonably be thought to precipitate a violent confrontation between the recipient and a member(s) of the target group.
16. Mail purported to be legal mail, but upon visual scanning for contraband is determined to be general correspondence.
17. Mail containing cash or personal check(s).
18. Mail containing markings of gang symbols or symbols of other unauthorized groups that may reasonably be thought to precipitate violence.
19. Mail containing a photo wherein the non-photo side is, or can be, separated from the photo side of the picture, or mail containing multiple copies of the same photo.
20. Mail containing non-cancelled postage stamps and pre-franked envelopes without prior approval from the Superintendent.
21. Mail with stickers/labels in the envelope. Address labels are allowed unless the facility can note or document a security concern.
22. Mail containing blank greeting cards or postcards and cards that are padded, laminated/layered, musical, and/or larger than 8" x 10".
23. Mail containing cassette tape(s) or CD(s), except:
a) Letters recorded on tapes or CDs between an offender and a correspondent with a legitimate need to correspond orally (e.g., disability, illiteracy, etc.), if the Superintendent’s designee has pre-approved the oral correspondence. Cassettes must be clear/see through, and CDs must have the name of the recorder on the disk. b) Pre-recorded tapes and/or CDs sent directly from the vendor/publisher that will be forwarded to the Property Room, which must comply with DOC 440.000 Personal Property for Offenders and be handled as any other property purchase and included on the offender’s property inventory. c) Recordings of Department disciplinary hearings and ISRB hearing recordings printed in the approved format. ISRB hearing recordings will be processed as legal mail. d) CDs of Department documents printed in the approved format.
24. Mail containing more than a single newspaper or magazine article per envelope or a newspaper/magazine article which violates any criteria established in this policy and/or the facility operational memorandum.
25. Mail containing book clippings of any size.
26. Publications (i.e., reproduced handwritten, typed/printed, or pictorial materials including books, periodicals, newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets) and catalogs (i.e., a publication predominantly or substantially focused on offering items for sale) not mailed directly from the publisher/retailer. Clippings of newspaper and magazine articles not mailed directly from the publisher/retailer are permitted in quantities identified above.
27. Mail containing items that were not ordered, paid for, and approved in advance through facility designated channels.
28. Mail containing sweepstakes, contests, lottery tickets, or other mailings soliciting or offering games of chance. Publications that have a sweepstakes or contest entry in them will not be restricted. However, offenders are not authorized to enter sweepstakes or contests of any type.
29. Mail containing photocopies or carbon copies, except:
a) Photocopies/carbon copies that meet the definition of legal mail, b) Photocopies/carbon copies between offenders verified as co-parties in a legal matter and the copy(ies) are legal pleadings or discovery documents, c) A single copy or carbon copy of an item that would otherwise be allowed. Multiple copies of the same document are not allowed, d) One photocopy from a vendor, and e) Photocopies of birth/death certificates, marriage licenses or state registered domestic partnership licenses, or other legal documents affecting status from: 1) A city, county, state, or federal court, or 2) An individual initiating visiting privileges and the copy(ies) pertains to the visitor approval process.
30. Standard mail, including catalogs, that is not addressed to a specific offender with the offender’s name and DOC number.
31. Mail contained in a binder.
32. Mail containing items available for offender purchase through the facility offender store. Packages containing such items are permitted per DOC 450.120 Packages for Offenders.
33. The outer envelope contains envelopes of correspondence and/or loose letters addressed to a party other than the party whose address appears on the outer envelope, that are, or appear to be, intended to be mailed by a third party.
34. The outside of the envelope or package does not contain a return address as defined in this policy.
35. Other items that threaten the security and order of the facility or the offender's treatment, and/or are identified by the Superintendent/designee or facility operational memorandums.
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Marc Emery
Hello, I have written Marc a letter today. I hope the letter will help lift his spirits while incarcerated. I have also called the public safety minister to express my concerns that Marc spend his time in the Canadian prisons as to allow his wife and others to visit more freely with him. Hope this can be of help. I cannot wish you a happy fourth beings it is not how it will be with Marc and his wife. But I will wish that God grant him and his spouse his return to Canada as soon as possible. Peace from Cadiz, Kentucky. Free the weed and Marc Emery!!!
will b sending several books out to you Marc
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Ciao A tutti.....scusatemi se
Ciao A tutti.....scusatemi se scrivo in italiano
ma l'inglese non è proprio il mio forte...
Spero che tra tutti riusciremo ad aiutare Marc
che si trova in una situazione secondo me
scandalosa....quindi che dire.... Free Marc...end free NOW !!!!!!