New Massachusetts Rules Would Eliminate Handwritten Letters in Prison
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“Paper mail is precious,” Black and Pink Massachusetts Communications and Outreach Coordinator Elijah Patterson testified on January 29 against rules proposed by the Massachusetts Department of Correction (MADOC). The rules would, if approved, formally substitute physical mail for an electronic, scanned copy or photocopy through a third-party vendor.
“It means so much to me to touch the same paper as people suffering in prisons, and when I trace my hand and they place theirs over it, it means a lot for them, too. In that moment, we are together,” Patterson said during the Zoom hearing.
Aaron Hernandez in Attleboro District Court during his hearing on August 22, 2013, in North Attleboro, Massachusetts (Getty Images)
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