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CORRESPONDENCE
PROVILEGES

16. An inmate shall be permitted to send one letter upon admission to an institution and at least two letters each week thereafter and, where the inmate has not been awarded a weekly incentive allowance, the inmate shall be given sufficient stationery and postage in order to send the letters. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 16.
 
17. (1) All letters and parcels sent to or from an inmate may be read or inspected by the Superintendent or by an employee designated by the Superintendent for that purpose, and the Superintendent may refuse to forward any letter or parcel or may delete part of a letter if, in the opinion of the Superintendent, the contents are prejudicial to the best interests of the recipient or are prejudicial to the public safety or the security of the institution. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 17 (1).
    (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a letter sent by an inmate to, or to an inmate from,
 (a)
 the inmate's solicitor;
 (b)
 a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario;
 (c)
 a member of the Parliament of Canada;
 (d)
 the Deputy Minister of Correctional Services;
 (e)
 the Ombudsman or the Correctional Investigator of Canada. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 17 (2).
    (3) A letter referred to in clause (2) (a),
 (a)
 shall not be opened by the Superintendent or the Superintendent's designate unless the inmate and a staff witness are present;
 (b)
 may be inspected for contraband; and
 (c)
 shall not be read by the Superintendent or the Superintendent's designate unless there are reasonable and probable grounds to believe that it contains material that is not privileged as a solicitor-client communication. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 17 (3).
    (4) A letter referred to in clause (2) (b), (c) or (d) may be opened, read and inspected for contraband by the Superintendent or the Superintendent's designate. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 17 (4).
    (5) A letter referred to in clause (2) (e) shall not be opened, read or inspected for contraband by the Superintendent or the Superintendent's designate. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 17 (5).
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