New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 7 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
Chapter VI - Special Housing Units
Part 304 - Services
Section 304.13 - Correspondence

Universal Citation: 7 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 304.13

Current through Register Vol. 45, No. 52, December 27, 2023

(a) Each inmate shall be permitted to send and to receive privileged and regular correspondence, in accordance with Parts 721, "Privileged Correspondence,"and 720, "Inmate Correspondence Program," of this Title. The inmate's ability to send or receive correspondence may not be limited by a deprivation order.

(b) An inmate may at any reasonable time address a written communication to the superintendent or the commissioner. When an inmate makes a request for permission to write such a communication, the responsible employee to whom the request is made shall: supply the inmate with necessary writing materials and an envelope; allow the inmate to write his communication in privacy; and forward it promptly to the addressee.

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