Tag: Prison Privacy
BOP’s Transition to Scanning Prison Mail Raises Privacy Concerns
BOP’s transition to scanning prison mail and sending original mail and pictures to incarcerated people raises privacy concerns.
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What Prison Records are Public Information?
You don’t have a lot of privacy when you’re in prison, and that’s true for information as well. What prison records are public information?
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Do the Guards Read Your Mail in Federal Prisons?
When you go to prison, you lose a lot of your privacy, including in your communications, but do guards read prisoner mail?
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Do Prisons Provide Health Status Updates on an Incarcerated Person?
Prisons usually won’t update you on the health status of a prisoner, except in specific circumstances.
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Do You Have a Right to Medical Confidentiality in Prison?
HIPAA protects your privacy in the outside world. But do you have medical confidentiality in prison? Here’s a look at this complicated topic.
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Can Anyone Find out Where You Are Housed in Prison?
As long as they have your first and last name, anyone can find out where you are housed in prison. This is how they can do it.
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