Mail sent to Oregon prisoners is about to get less colorful. That’s if Department of Corrections officials adopt a slate of proposed rules cracking down on crayons, markers and greeting cards. If approved, the rules would allow only typed mail or handwritten letters in pen or lead pencil. Greeting cards, long a staple of prison correspondence, won’t be allowed. Cheerfully colored envelopes? Also out. Under the rules, only white envelopes would be permitted. Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: bethnakamura #oregonprison #prisonmail #oregon #oregonpolitics #oregonpol #departmentofcorrections #theoregonian