Right of prison to read correspondence with doctor
Judges:
The Master Of The Rolls Lord Justice Sedley Lord Justice Neuberger
Citations:
[2004] EWCA Civ 1426, [2004] EWHC 2652 (Admin)
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 8
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Szuluk, Regina (on the Application of) v HM Prison Full Sutton Admn 20-Feb-2004
The prisoner was receiving long term health treatment, and objected that his correspondence with the doctor was being read. He was held as a category B prisoner but in a prison also holding category A prisoners, whose mail would be read. The prison . .
Cited by:
At Court of Appeal – Edward Szuluk v United Kingdom ECHR 3-Jun-2009
The prisoner complained that the prison had monitored his conversations and communications with his doctor.
Held: The actions were a violation of the prisoner’s article 8 rights. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Prisons, Human Rights
Updated: 19 September 2022; Ref: scu.219123