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ACLU lawsuit prompts prison to halt mail inspections • Rhode Island Current

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The John J. Moran Medium Security Facility at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston as seen on Oct. 24, 2024. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)People incarcerated at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) in Cranston can now trust that the snail mail they get will not have been opened by correctional officers first. That’s according to an announcement Wednesday from the ACLU of Rhode Island, which last Oc…

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ACLU lawsuit prompts prison to halt mail inspections • Rhode Island Current

The John J. Moran Medium Security Facility at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston as seen on Oct. 24, 2024. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)People incarcerated at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) in Cranston can now trust that the snail mail they get will not have been opened by correctional officers first. That’s according to an announcement Wednesday from the ACLU of Rhode Island, which last Oc…

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RIDOC changes mail policy in response to ACLU lawsuit

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The ACLU of Rhode Island said that the Rhode Island Department of Corrections agreed to change its visitor photograph police and mail policies in response to a lawsuit accusing the department of attorney-client privilege violations. The ACLU filed a lawsuit in October 2024 accusing RIDOC of interfering with the process of prisoners and lawyers sharing information in a confidential manner, and accused staff of taking wri…

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ACLU of RI Lawsuit Halts Violation of Attorney-Client Privilege at

In a victory for government transparency and accountability, as well as protection of the sanctity of the attorney-client privilege, the RI Department of Corrections (RIDOC) has acknowledged its obligations to follow the public rule-making provisions of the state’s Administrative Procedures Act (APA) in revising its policies governing prison mail and visitation, and also to protect the privacy of mail exchanged between prisoners and attorneys. T…

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