Senate File 89 - Introduced SENATE FILE 89 BY BROWN A BILL FOR An Act relating to confidential mail sent by an inmate’s 1 attorney to an inmate committed to the custody of the 2 department of corrections. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1050XS (6) 90 as/rh
S.F. 89 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS —— MAIL. The 1 department of corrections shall amend its administrative rules 2 pursuant to chapter 17A to provide that confidential mail 3 sent by an attorney to an inmate committed to the custody 4 of the director of the department of corrections, if the 5 inmate is represented by the attorney, shall not contain any 6 correspondence or material from an individual other than from 7 the inmate’s attorney. 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 This bill relates to confidential mail sent by an attorney 12 to an inmate committed to the custody of the department of 13 corrections. 14 The bill directs the department of corrections to amend 15 its administrative rules concerning confidential mail sent by 16 an attorney to an inmate in the custody of the director of 17 the department of corrections, if the inmate is represented 18 by the attorney, to provide that any correspondence from the 19 attorney shall not contain any correspondence or material from 20 an individual other than from the inmate’s attorney. 21 -1- LSB 1050XS (6) 90 as/rh 1/ 1