在法治社会,允许罪犯通信是世界各国监狱的通行做法,在各自的监狱法律法规中都有相关规定;联合国《罪犯待遇最低限度标准规则》也将罪犯通信的权利作为其基本权利。通信自由不仅是公民的基本权利,而且也是监狱行刑社会化的需要。美、英、法、德等西方发达国家在这方面规定得比较详细,而我国《监狱法》规定得 In a society ruled by law, allowing criminals to communicate is a common practice in prisons in all countries in the world and their respective laws and regulations have their own relevant provisions. The UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Offenders also take criminals’ right to communicate as their basic rights. Freedom of communication is not only the basic rights of citizens, but also the socialization of prisons. The developed western countries, such as the United States, Britain, France and Germany, have stipulated in this respect in more detail. However, the provisions of the “Prisons Law”