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Charges Based On Information Learned by the Improper Opening of Inmate’s Mail Required Annulment of the Determination

The Fourth Department annulled a determination finding petitioner had violated inmate rules which was based entirely on the contents of the inmate’s mail (opened and read by prison authorities).  The Fourth Department wrote:

Pursuant to 7 NYCRR 720.4 (f) (2), the prison superintendent must request documentation from the person seeking authority to open incoming mail so as “to determine that there are sufficient grounds for reading the mail, that the reasons for reading the mail are related to the legitimate interests of safety, security, and order, and that the reading is no more extensive than is necessary to further th[o]se interests.” Here, the evidence presented at the hearing did not establish that the superintendent complied with the above mandate before authorizing the opening of petitioner’s mail. Because evidence that was admitted at the hearing was seized in contravention of respondent’s rules and regulations, the Hearing Officer’s determination based on that evidence “must be annulled and all references thereto expunged from petitioner’s file”… . Matter of Singletary v Fischer, 167, TP 12-01564, 4th Dept. 3-22-13

 

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