Three state prisoners are challenging a policy adopted after the 2001 anthrax attacks of opening mail from their lawyers – and allegedly reading and copying it – before delivering it to them.

While prison officials have always inspected legal correspondence for weapons and contraband, mail from lawyers has traditionally been opened in the presence of the prisoner so the client knows it isn’t being copied or monitored.

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