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Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Coercive powers - Opening and reading of mail and withholding of correspondence

105: Restriction on sending mail to other prisoners

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"Prisoners must ask the prison manager before sending mail to other prisoners."

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If you are a prisoner in a New Zealand prison, you cannot send mail to another prisoner without telling the prison manager first. You must let the prison manager know that you want to send mail to another prisoner. The prison manager needs to be notified of your intentions before you can send any mail to another prisoner.

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Coercive powers: Opening and reading of mail and withholding of correspondence

105Restriction on sending mail to other prisoners

  1. No prisoner at any prison may send mail to another prisoner without first notifying the prison manager of the prisoner's intentions.

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