Minnesota Administrative Rules

2945.2530 CORRESPONDENCE.

Subpart 1.

Plan for prisoner mail.

A facility administrator shall develop a plan for prisoner mail consistent with established legal rights of prisoners and facility rules which are reasonable and necessary to protect the facility's security (not applicable to Class III and Class IV municipal holding facilities).

Subp. 2.

Unrestricted volume of mail.

The volume of written mail to or from a prisoner must not be restricted (not applicable to Class III and Class IV municipal holding facilities).

Subp. 3.

Inspection and censorship (mandatory).

Mail must not be read or censored if it is between a prisoner and an elected official, officials of the department, the ombudsman for corrections, attorneys, or other officers of the court. Inspection of incoming mail from this group is permitted in the presence of the prisoner. This subpart is not applicable to Class III and Class IV municipal holding facilities.

Subp. 4.

Money.

Cash, checks, or money orders should be removed from incoming mail and credited to a prisoner's account (not applicable to Class III and Class IV municipal holding facilities).

Subp. 5.

Contraband.

If contraband is discovered in either incoming or outgoing mail, it must be removed (not applicable to Class III and Class IV municipal holding facilities).

Subp. 6.

Sacred books (mandatory).

A prisoner must be provided a copy of the Bible or sacred book of another religion at the expense of the appointing authority.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 241.021

History:

17 SR 711

Published Electronically:

September 27, 2013