Regional Court: the five-day delay of the letter with my draft appeal was unlawful

02.10.2026 · eingegangen 08.10.2026

By order of 2 October 2026 (595 StVK 134/26 Vollz), received on 8 October 2026, the Regional Court Berlin I finds that handing me registered letter RT508494813DE only on 25 August 2026, although it reached JVA Heidering on 19 August 2026, was unlawful and violated my rights (Art. 10(1), Art. 2(1) Basic Law). The prison bears the costs and my necessary expenses.

The letter contained the draft of my time-limited appeal on points of law. The court: prisoners’ mail must as a rule be passed on no later than the next working day; the prison’s “general” reference to delays in mail screening does not justify five days. The prison made no further submission on my amended application. Judge Netsch-Hohloch. It is the second court finding of unlawfulness against JVA Heidering within three weeks, after 595 StVK 126/26 Vollz of 11 September 2026 (video calls). Background: F2-183. The assessments are mine.