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[–]aloris342 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is a good idea. I wonder if there is also a way to set up a watchdog type of organization where people could go into women's prisons and communicate with them in a way that allows them to speak freely. A prisoner advocacy organization. Prisoners must have privacy rights (in the sense that any random person can't just walk in off the street and say, "Hey I want to ask Jane Smith if she feels safe here. Can I visit her?"). But presumably they also have the right to speak to people on the outside and, as part of their right to advocate for their own welfare, disclose events that affect their safety within the prison environment. Pipe dream? Anyone?

[–]one1won 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Made me wonder about censorship.

Ironically, from the ACLU:

Incoming or outgoing non-privileged mail may be censored for legitimate security reasons. However, mail may not be censored simply because it is critical of prison officials or because prison officials disagree with its content.

https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/prisoners-rights/#i-want-to-send-and-receive-mail-in-prison

Still,...