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An attorney may bring into the visiting room legal materials
related to an inmate's case, including CDs, or audio/videotapes
as well as dollar bills for the vending machines. An attorney
(not a paralegal, investigator, mitigation specialist or
interpreter) will be authorized to provide a reasonable (not
to exceed four inches) amount of legal materials to the inmate at
the conclusion of the attorney visit. The inmate will be allowed
to take these legal materials with him/her to his/her unit after
the Officer determines the items are of a legal nature and he/she
inspects them for contraband. Legal materials should not be read
for content but examined only to determine that they are indeed
legal materials and they are free of contraband. Inmates housed
in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) will be allowed to take legal
materials to their unit minus folders, paperclips, staples,
rubber bands, or any other items that could be
considered a security concern. All other materials, including
cellular phones, pagers, newspapers, magazines, tissues, wallets
and keys, are prohibited and must be secured in a lobby locker
before entering the secure confines of the institution.
Additionally, legal videos, CDs and audio tapes, cannot be
provided to an inmate during a legal visit but may be placed in
the Lobby legal mail drop box for delivery to the inmate. Mail
deposited in these boxes must be small enough to fit through the
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opening of the box. Larger packages may be broken down into
several smaller envelopes. These boxes are emptied Monday-
Friday, excluding federal holidays, and the contents are
processed with other mail received from the post office that
day. Envelopes must be clearly marked with the attorney's name
(including language that identifies that person as an attorney),
inmate's name and register number and the following statement:
"SPECIAL MAIL-OPEN ONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF THE INMATE." See
below, page 12.
Unauthorized items found in the inmate's
possession will be treated as contraband.
Tape PIayers, VCRs & Computers to Review Discovery Material
Due to security concerns, attorneys may not bring electronic
equipment into the secure confines of the institution. However,
MCC New York has tape players, VCRs and televisions for
attorneys to review discovery materials with clients in visiting
rooms. These items are available on a first come, first served
basis by oral request to the visiting room officer.
MCC New York also has a computer that attorneys may use to
review computer CDs with their clients. The computer is
available during attorney visiting hours and should be reserved
at least 24 hours in advance by calling the Legal Department.
Attorneys who make an appointment to use the computer will have
preference over those who do not make an appointment. Attorneys
should bring a copy of the CD discovery when meeting with an
inmate.
Audio and video cassettes and CDs may also be mailed directly to
an inmate via the legal mail procedures explained below in the
Legal Mail section, Cl. Inmates may review their DVD and CD-Rom
discovery material as described in the Law Library Section, El.
5.
Private Conference Rooms
These rooms are available on a first come, first served basis.
There are twelve conference rooms in the building. Institutional
security and fire safety regulations restrict the total number
of people that may be in the visiting room at any one time.
Ultimately, it is a correctional decision where any visit will
take place.
6.
Multiple Client Visits
Attorneys are not limited in the number of inmates they may
visit in one day. However, only one inmate may be brought down
to the visiting room at any time. Please see below in
Separation/Codefendant Meeting Section 11 for instruction on Co-
Defendant Meetings. When an attorney has finished the legal
visit and the inmate has been sent back to the unit, another
inmate may be brought down to the visiting room.
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Approved legal representatives (law clerk, paralegal,
interpreter, investigator, psychologist, and other experts) may
accompany an attorney into the Visiting Room. If visiting
independently, representatives must follow the requirements set
forth in the "Legal Representatives" section below. See Section
8.
Attorneys are ordinarily not permitted to bring material
witnesses into the Visiting Room. Prior approval to do so must
be received from the Warden and requires a court order. Written
requests for such approval should clearly outline the specific
circumstances requiring this type of visit. Visits will not be
approved if alternative arrangements are available to defense
counsel.
7.
Dress Code
All visitors, including attorneys, are required to dress in a
manner appropriate for a correctional environment. Excessively
provocative, immodest or revealing attire is reason to deny
visiting. Visitors over the age of 12 will not be allowed into