More than a month ago, the Metropolitan Detention Center confiscated personal possessions like books, letters and photos from inmates in an attempt to stem the flow of contraband in the jail — which has seen a rash of overdoses and deaths of those in detox.

A month in, jail officials said it was too early to comment on the policy's effectiveness, while attorneys who represent inmates have called its implementation harmful and dehumanizing.

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