103 CMR 486.09
Legal Papers and Materials
(1) Attorneys, law students, paralegals, and private investigators shall be permitted to carry
legal papers and legal writing materials into the attorney/inmate interview area. Said legal papers
and materials shall be subject to inspection for contraband by institutional personnel but shall
not be read or copied.
(2) Attorneys, law students, paralegals, or private investigators shall be permitted to leave legal
papers or legal documents with inmates; however, excessive amounts of legal papers or legal
documents may be required to be processed through the institutional property office. Legal
papers or legal documents given to an attorney, law student or a paralegal by an inmate shall be
subject to inspection for contraband by institutional personnel following the visit but shall not
be read or copied.
(3) Attorneys, law students, paralegals, and private investigators shall be permitted to carry
cameras, tape recorders and tapes, CDs and DVDs into the attorney/inmate interview area for use
during an interview. All such audio/video playback equipment shall be subject to inspection for
contraband by institutional personnel. Attorneys, law students, paralegals, and private
investigators shall take all tapes, CDs and/or DVDs out of the institution with them. State-issued
laptops for institutional use may be made available upon request with advance notice to, and
approval by, the superintendent or his or her designee. Audio and/or video recording is
prohibited.