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COLORADO SPRINGS — Faced with a federal lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union, the El Paso County Jail suspended its policy that restricts inmates’ outgoing mail to postcards.
U.S. District Court Chief Judge Wiley Daniel in Denver issued a temporary injunction Monday against the policy.
The ACLU contended it was unconstitutional to force inmates to use the postcards supplied by the jail for all out-going mail.
“Incarcerated individuals will no longer be forced to avoid personal topics such as medical, financial or relationship issues simply because their words were in plain sight for anyone to read,” said ACLU of Colorado legal director Mark Silverstein.
