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CO: Jail Drops Postcard-Only Policy Following ACLU Lawsuit El Paso County Sheriff Agrees To Stop Suppressing Prisoners? First Amendment Rights

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

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Jail Drops Postcard-Only Policy Following ACLU Lawsuit El Paso County Sheriff Agrees To Stop Suppressing Prisoners? First Amendment Rights December 20, 2010 (ACLU Press Release) DENVER ? The El Paso County Jail today dropped its policy of restricting prisoners? outgoing mail to postcards. Faced with defending an unconstitutional policy before a judge at a hearing scheduled for Wednesday, county officials agreed to a preliminary injunction ending the postcard-only policy following a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado. Chief Judge Wiley Y. Daniel of the U.S. District Court in Denver signed the order today. Just in time for the Christmas holiday, prisoners at El Paso County Jail ? most of whom are awaiting trial and have not been convicted of any crime ? will once again be permitted to send letters in sealed envelopes to their children, family members, friends and loved ones...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on December 20, 2010 (boomark / email).