Does inspection of non-legal mail outside the inmate's presence violate his First Amendment rights?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Delarm v. Growe, No. 2: 15-cv-2258 KJM KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2016):
The opening of non-legal mail outside the inmate's presence, to inspect it for contraband, does not violate an inmate's First Amendment rights. See Smith v. Boyd, 945 F.2d 1041, 1043 (8th Cir. 1991) (upholding inspection of incoming mail).
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