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| Corrections Facility Institutes Postcard Policy |
| By csindy.com |
| Published: 07/29/2010 |
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From now on, the only sealed envelopes coming out of the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center will be addressed to lawyers. Inmates wanting to write family and friends will use postcards issued by the jail, and marked with the sheriff's star. Sheriff Terry Maketa says the new policy will save money and headaches, while increasing security at the facility. But the policy has dismayed the American Civil Liberties Union — and at least one inmate's mom. "I don't want these people to know my son's in jail," says the mother, who asked not to be identified for fear her son would face repercussions. "Everybody [in my apartment building] stands around the mailbox. ... It's going to be a postcard. I'm going to be very embarrassed." Read More. |
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