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Serving People from Arrest to Reintegration

Know Your Rights: Privileged and Non-Privileged Mail (2010)

  • Organization: American Civil Liberties Union
  • Date Created: Tuesday, December 04, 2012
  • Submitted: Tuesday, December 04, 2012
  • Attachment(s): LINK

The Supreme Court has held that the First Amendment of the United States Constitution entitles prisoners to receive and send mail, subject only to the institution's right to censor letters or withhold delivery if necessary to protect institutional security, and if accompanied by appropriate procedural safeguards.

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