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“We cannot read because it is such a new order”, Delphi complained the convict asked not to be identified. “When I said that my wife wanted to send me a new book that had just been released, which was not corrected and is unlikely to be corrected in the home library, officials said the shipment would not reach me because the convicts were prohibited from receiving the books”.
According to the convicted prisoner, officials had told him that the prohibition was intended to prevent drugs from entering prisons.
“I think this ban is disproportionate and violates the rights of convicts, so we can sue the state and believe me, we would really win, we would even become famous all over the world for such absurd bans,” he said.
It is true that the convicted are allowed to have books, newspapers and magazines, but only those who do not promote violence and cruelty are also prohibited from having readings of pornographic content.
Department of Prisons Delphi He pointed out that the Regulation of Penitentiary Institutions and Detention Centers provides that detainees and convicted persons can buy newspapers and books in prison shops, but at the same time recognized that some prisons have books.
According to the representative of the department Inga Mauricienė, in accordance with the provisions of the Penitentiary Code, the right to transfer newspapers and books to convicts has not been established.
“The internal regulations of penal institutions and pre-trial detention centers stipulate that convicted persons, with certain exceptions, can receive a press by post or parcel forwarded or during the dates”, said I. Mauricienė. – The term “press” is not defined in these rules and may be treated differently in institutions (only as newspapers and magazines), so in the near future we will initiate an investigation on this situation, that is, the practices of institutions, to ensure uniform practices in all institutions, we will supplement the rules if necessary. “
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