text: is there a company that i can purchase prison inmate items and ship to them?   there are a number of such services, but you'll have to contact the facility to find out which companies are "approved vendors". each facility has the right to limit which vendors can be used. you'll also need to know the "privilige status" of the inmate because that determines how often he may recieve packages, what those packages may contain and how much they may weigh.... here are two of the vendors that specialise in quarterly package shipment, but there are others http://www.accesscatalog.com/shop/main.html   http://www.walkenhorsts.com/ordering.html  and feel free to visit http://www.prisontalk.com for more discussion of this and other subjects concerning prison...it is a support and information group for those who have loved ones behind bars.