A prisoner at SCI-Frackville writes concerning withholding commissary as a form of punishment. Read here (PDF).
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Prisoner Writes Concerning Access to Commissary
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 21:57
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Mon, 08/31/2009 - 03:00
I think prisoner is intellectual in his repressions. Such content should be fully supported. Now A days i am busy in my mcts certification otherwise i will research on it and go in to deep matter.
Tue, 11/10/2009 - 03:00
Hi! I hope this finds you well. I'm sorry that I have not written sooner in response to your message included with the last issue of DRJ, but I've been so busy with other things that I've just not had time. One of the main things was access to postage while on look-down and for Level II and III prisoners otherwise. Some of this has been temporarily and partially resolved, but much more remains. By example, I was placed on Level II August 8th, 2000 and denied all access to correspondence materials and hygiene (through commissary) for over 50 days. 640-801 The mail room refused to issue postage, claiming it would be provided by the commissary, while the commissary was claiming it was the responsibility of the mail room via indigent. 1.) Partial Resolution: They are now allowing Level II and III prisoners to buy $10.00 worth of correspondence supplies every 14 days. 117-201 However, access to such and particularly access to postage, is a constitutional right, not something which can be limited via classification or used as a punishment via disciplinary. Level I prisoners are allowed to purchase 50 stamps and 50 stamped envelopes every 7 days, plus all the other correspondence supplies they wish to buy, up to the $75.00 limit per pay period (every 14 days). Almost all Level II and III Prisoners use more than $10.00 worth of postage every 14 days, HP0-J22 thus limiting them this way is effectively using classification to illegally abridge those prisoners' correspondence rights under the 1st and 14th Amendments.