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opening of the box. Larger packages may be broken down into several smalier envelopes. These boxes ar motied Monday- Friday, excluding federal holidays, and the contents are processed with other mail received from the post office that day. Envelopes must be ciearly marked with the attorney’s name (including language that identifies that person as an attorney), inmate’s name and register number and the following statement: “SPECIAL MAIL-OPEN ONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF THE INMATE.” See below, page 12. Unauthorized items found in the inmate’s possession will be treated as contraband. Tape Players, VCRs & Computers to Review Discovery Material Due to security concerns, attorneys may not bring electronic eguipment into the secure confines of the institution. However, MCC New York has tape players, VCRs and televisions for attorneys to review discovery materials with clients in visiting rooms. These items are available on a first come, first served basis by oral request to the visiting room officer. MCC New York also has a computer that attorneys may use to review computer CDs with their clients. The computer is available during attorney visiting hours and should be reserved at least 24 hours in advance by calling the Legal Department. Attorneys who make an appointment to use the computer will have preference over those who do not make an appointment. Attorneys should bring a copy of the CD discovery when meeting with an inmate. Audio and video cassettes and CDs may also be mailed directly to an inmate via the legal mail procedures explained below in the Legal Mail section, Cl. Inmates may review their DVD and CD-Rom discovery material as described in the Law Library Section, El. 5. Private Conference Rooms These rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. There are twelve conference rooms in the building. Institutioral security and fire safety regulations restrict the total number of people that may be in the visiting room at any one time. Ultimately, it is a correctional decision where any visit will take place. 6. Multipie Client Visits Attorneys are not limited in the number of inmates they may Visit in one day. However, only one inmate may be brought down to the visiting room at any time. Please see below in Separation/Codefendant Meeting Section 11 for instruction on Co- Defendant Meetings. When an attorney has finashed the legal visit and the inmate has been sent back to the unit, another inmate may be brought down to the visiting room. Page 6 of 22 DOJ-OGR-00023749