The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has contracted with a private company, Smart Communications, to pilot its MailGuard system at two federal prisons. The program threatens to effectively eliminate access to mail communications for people with certain disabilities. The National Disability Rights Network joined organizations demanding that the Biden Administration end a federal BOP program to deprive people who they incarcerate of their ability to receive physical mail.
Advocates Oppose Federal Prison Program that Deprives People of Physical Mail
July 15, 2021
