Mail Restrictions In Texas Prisons
The Texas Board of Criminal Justice todayapproved changes to policies related to inmatecorrespondence.Effective June 1, 2004, the Texas Department ofCriminal Justice (TDCJ) will begin operating under... continue reading »
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"cruel and unusally punishment"
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"Writing on the envelopes harms who? The only ones that would see this would be the inmate, the TDCJ employees, the mail carriers and the person whom the letter is addressed to, people have eyes close them if you chose not to see the writing/drawings on th"
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"This is against all rights for the inmates.."
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"I understand the need for security, but to take away the ability for a husband/wife, mother/father or even child to write I love you on an envelope is just a control issue. You do not realize how even a small thing as this is something that is very specia"
"These restrictions are a violation of personal rights.......for family and loved ones..... It's my only contact with the man I love... dang!!!"
"They have no right to do this!"
"I believe the art that is drawn on the envelopes is creative and something VERY postive for the inmates to concentrate on if done tastefully."
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"What are you going to take from these men next? Is it not enough that the state of Texas has already decided to take their lives at some point. What type of cruelty lays within you (the Texas Board of Criminal Justice), that you could even think of punish"
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"this is not right and it is against the freedom of speech"
"I believe the one priority and common goal is the offender be rehabilitated or reintegrated into society. i.e. productive and positive experiences such as 12 step programs, communication with family, children & friends play an important role in suppor"
"This is a violation of rights , this is just simply stupidity , stop those insane and no good rules , stop them now , they are only thought of to irritate and disrespect inmates and all the people they write ...."
