Regulation of prisoner correspondence between immediate family who were prisoners in different institutions was held to be a violation of the First Amendment.

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The regulation of prisoner correspondence, including between immediate family members in different institutions, has generally been upheld by courts as long as the regulations are reasonably related to legitimate penological interests, such as security and order within the institutions.

Regulation of Prisoner Correspondence Between Immediate Family Who Were Prisoners