What I Found When I Investigated Mail Problems at My Prison
At United States Penitentiary, Tucson, where I’m incarcerated, we have been having trouble receiving our mail for years.
There have been thousands of complaints by the prisoners here at this Arizona facility. Legal documents arrive open. Magazines or books are not received, even though the tracking numbers show they arrived at the facility.
Many believe that staff are obstructing the delivery of the mail, but it’s difficult to prove that. Staff point the finger at the U.S. Postal Service for both incoming and outgoing mail delays. But if that were the case, Tucson city residents would also have been impacted, and there would likely be news reports about it. I have seen none.
