Charles Manson Correspondence?

Question

I believe at one time...not sure about the present day, that Charles Manson held the record for receiving the most mail in prison. Is he allowed to have each letter that is sent to him? Is it opened beforehand and read before he receives it I wonder. And does he get it all or is some of it held back from him? Also...is he allowed to respond to any letters and write back to someone?

Answer 1

Yes he get all the mail that is sent to him except letters that have nude pictures and things like that. And yes he can write you back if he wants to.

Answer 2

In state prisons all outgoing and incoming mail is monitored by prison officials.  They do open and read it.  Certain content can be edited out before given to an inmate or sent out by an inmate.  Manson is allowed to correspond via mail to anyone he chooses but the mail will be first checked for things such as threats, requests for someone to do something illegal, etc.