# Alaska Online Public Notices #2025200571

Alaska Department of Corrections proposed rules for publications mailed to inmates

**Posted:** October 28, 2026
**Respond By:** November 27, 2026
**Identifier:** 2025200571

The Alaska Department of Corrections is proposing changes to rules for publications mailed to people in its custody.
- **Government buyer:** Alaska Department of Corrections.
- **Opportunity type:** Proposed regulatory revisions, not a solicitation for products or services.
- **Rules affected:** 22 AAC 05.510 and 22 AAC 05.660(a).
- **Topics covered:** Standards and procedures for publications, including vendor-direct orders and deliveries, review and withholding decisions, prisoner notifications and grievance procedures, and storage of withheld publications.
- **Definitions:** The revisions would clarify what counts as a “publication” and a “vendor.”
- **OEMs, vendors, and products:** No specific companies, manufacturers, products, or services are named.

### Description

The Alaska Department of Corrections proposes changes to regulations concerning publications mailed to inmates. The proposed changes amend 22 AAC 05.510, including standards for acceptable mailed publications, and add definitions to 22 AAC 05.660(a). Written comments are due by 4:30 p.m. on November 27, 2026. The notice states that the changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.

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