July 18, 2009

MD Supreme Court Rules Prisons Can Get Inmate Mail

Maryland State prisons can seize maximum security inmate mail because of security. The court ruled that a maximum security prisoner did not have a "reasonable expectation of privacy." The legal standard established for privacy protection is the reasonableness of a person's expectation for privacy in a given situation. This is why the standards for privacy within a community or society may change overtime.

Md. Court Rules Prison Could Seize Inmate's Mail, AP, Washington Post, July 17, 2009