Arizona prisons to digitize inmate mail, citing concerns over contraband

Arizona prisons to digitize inmate mail, citing concerns over contraband

Key Points: State prison system digitizes letters, greeting cards, drawings sent to inmates Department hopes to stop flow of illicit drugs, contraband, bring greater safety Families, former inmates warn loss erodes human connection, rehabilitation For years, Valerie Barsevich, a retired educator, has kept in touch with one of her elementary school students. She taught her brother, too. She watched her grow up, and she became a close friend of…