In considering censorship of prison inmates' correspondence,the Court based its ruling not on the rights of the prisoner,but instead on:

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The Supreme Court ruled in Procunier v. Martinez (1974) that censorship of prison inmates' correspondence must be based on a legitimate governmental interest other than the suppression of expression. The Court found that the ban on personal letters violated the First Amendment rights of inmates and their correspondents. The Court emphasized the free-world recipient's right to communicate with the prisoner, even if the prisoner did not have a right to send or receive particular messages.

In Considering Censorship of Prison Inmates' Correspondence,the Court Based Its