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Altizer v. Deeds, No. 97-7111 (4th Cir.) (191 F.3d 540) (September 7, 1999) (Judge Karen J. Williams)

The Court of Appeals held that the policy of opening and inspecting a prisoner's outgoing mail is reasonably related to legitimate penological goals and therefore constitutional.

This case involves the appeal of George Deeds, the warden of a correctional center in Virginia, from the district court’s order granting Mr. Altizer, ...

 

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