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88. The Service shall ensure that a person is available to any inmate who is unable to read or write to assist the inmate in preparing and reading the inmate's correspondence

 (a)

in the official language of the inmate's choice; or

 (b)

where practicable, in another language of the inmate's choice.

 

89. (1) Subject to subsection 94(1), a staff member may inspect an envelope or a package sent or received by an inmate to the extent necessary to determine whether the envelope or package contains contraband, but the staff member may not read the contents of the envelope or package.

    (2) Sections 57 to 59 apply in respect of contraband that is in the possession of the Service as a result of an inspection referred to in subsection (1).

 
 

Corresponding Act: Sections 68-75 General - Living Conditions

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