Any person incarcerated in a penal or juvenile facility shall exclusively use the telephone, communications, or computer systems provided by the facility, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Every person incarcerated in a penal or juvenile facility shall receive, upon arrival, a verbal and written notice of this restriction, including notification that the possession and use of any communication system not authorized by the Administration is prohibited.
(b) Every person incarcerated in a penal or juvenile facility shall receive, upon arrival, a verbal and written notice stating that, in order to use the communication systems provided by the facility, with the exception set forth below, he/she must consent to possible monitoring thereof and its use may be conditioned to such consent; the Department and the Administrations attached thereto shall establish regulations for nondiscriminatory uniform conditions regarding the circumstances under which said monitoring shall take place.
(c) Monitoring shall not be imposed on attorney-client communications. The Department and the Administrations attached thereto shall establish regulations and protocols to protect such communication.
(d) Regarding available computer systems used for educational or rehabilitation purposes by the inmate population, the facility shall maintain control programs to limit possible access to web pages considered detrimental to the order and discipline of the facility; and in the case of juvenile facilities, websites that contain harmful material for minors; identified as a focus for spreading viruses or malware to the system; transmitting illegal content; or identified as a hub for criminal activity. System users shall be warned through a written notice prior to their first use that Internet access programs will automatically record all websites visited, as well as the origin and destination of all communications.
History —Feb. 18, 2011, No. 15, § 4.