Article 53 Provision of writing materials and payment of postage
(1)
Subject to the following paragraphs, every prisoner shall be allowed to send one letter every week, the postage for which shall be paid for by the Secretary of State, and the Governor shall provide the prisoner with the necessary writing materials for this purpose.
(2)
The writing materials which shall be provided by the Governor shall comprise–
(a)
a ballpoint pen;
(b)
1 sheet of writing paper and a reasonable number of further sheets if the prisoner so requires; and
(c)
an envelope.
(3)
The Governor may, for the purposes of paragraph (1), allow the prisoner to send more than one letter every week at the expense of the Secretary of State if it appears to him that this is justified in the prisoner’s circumstances.