STAFFORD, Va. -- Officials at a Virginia jail have agreed to stop censoring letters containing religious material sent to inmates, according to a civil liberties group.
The Rutherford Institute challenged the Rappahannock Regional Jail's policy last month after a woman complained that jail officials cut out sections of letters she sent to her son that contained Bible verses or religious material. She said the jail cited prohibitions on Internet material and religious material sent from home.
Jail officials have agreed to amend their policy, Rutherford said Monday.
The ACLU and several other civil liberties and religious groups also complained about the censorship.
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