Muskegon County drops some jail mail restrictions

The Muskegon County sheriff has changed a policy that forced jail inmates to use postcards if they wanted to write from behind bars. But Sheriff Dean Roesler is still restricting mail sent to jail inmates, calling it a security issue. Mail must be on a postcard, not a letter in an envelope. Roesler said he decided to change the policy Tuesday night and was not influenced by a protest by about a dozen people outside his home Wednesday. The protesters held a large sign that said, "Freedom of speech denied.'