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Venn diagram showing the patterns in state regulation of jail mail and the correlation with county jail letter bans.

Data Source: Multiple, full list available at https://www.prisonpolicy.org/postcards/50states_appendix.html. (Graph: Corey Frost, 2016)

This graph originally appeared in Protecting Written Family Communication in Jails: A 50-State Survey.

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