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Exoneree Tells Appeals Court DOC Kept Six Months of Original Mail; Department Says Items Were Returned
Summary
Edward Wright, recently exonerated, told the Massachusetts Appeals Court that the Department of Correction still holds roughly six months of his original mail seized in 2021; DOC counsel said they returned boxes of items and argued the case may be moot or procedurally barred. The panel pressed both sides on factual discrepancies.
Edward Wright, released and exonerated after decades in prison, told the panel he has not received approximately six months of his original incoming mail and sought a declaratory judgment and injunction requiring the Department of Correction to return those items.
Wright said DOC staff provided photocopies for part of the period but kept originals from about April through November 2021. "They still have…
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