The Massachusetts Department of Correction has continued to use an unreliable drug test to screen prisoners' mail in violation of a court order, according to a lawsuit in state court.
The attorneys who brought the complaint are asking a judge to hold the Department of Correction in contempt for flouting thein December of last year to stop using the drug test. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for Tuesday in Suffolk Superior Court. Prisoners caught receiving tainted mail can face punishment, such as a loss of privileges, curtailed eligibility for parole, or placement in restrictive housing or solitary confinement.
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