Prison Magazine - Banned!
Posted by:
Inmate OU812
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Date: July 30, 2013 12:37PM
I especially liked last month's feature "Easy to make shanks for fun and profit"
There was going to be an article on "Tossing Salad" in the next issue. I didn't even know they had a food section. I'm bummed out.
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=893&sid=3405434
NORFOLK, Va. -- A monthly publication is suing Virginia Beach Sheriff Ken Stolle (STAH'-lee) and 10 of his employees for allegedly censoring the magazine.
Prison Legal News filed the complaint Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Norfolk. It claims that since April 2012, the sheriff's office has returned at least 67 magazines or informational brochure packets mailed to prisoners in the Virginia Beach Correctional Center. The publication claims the censorship violates its free-speech and due process rights.
Sheriff's office spokeswoman Ashley Lanteigne (lan-TAIN') says officials there are unable to comment because they haven't seen the lawsuit.
Prison Legal News reports on prisoner rights and criminal justice issues. In 2010, the publication and the state Department of Corrections settled a case involving a ban in the state prisons.
There was going to be an article on "Tossing Salad" in the next issue. I didn't even know they had a food section. I'm bummed out.
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=893&sid=3405434
NORFOLK, Va. -- A monthly publication is suing Virginia Beach Sheriff Ken Stolle (STAH'-lee) and 10 of his employees for allegedly censoring the magazine.
Prison Legal News filed the complaint Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Norfolk. It claims that since April 2012, the sheriff's office has returned at least 67 magazines or informational brochure packets mailed to prisoners in the Virginia Beach Correctional Center. The publication claims the censorship violates its free-speech and due process rights.
Sheriff's office spokeswoman Ashley Lanteigne (lan-TAIN') says officials there are unable to comment because they haven't seen the lawsuit.
Prison Legal News reports on prisoner rights and criminal justice issues. In 2010, the publication and the state Department of Corrections settled a case involving a ban in the state prisons.
Re: Prison Magazine - Banned!
Posted by:
BEH
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Date: July 30, 2013 12:45PM
Isn't part of the punishment of being in jail losing those free speech and due process rights?
Re: Prison Magazine - Banned!
Posted by:
FUNdamental
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Date: July 30, 2013 01:29PM
Prison Legal News? Never heard of it, but sounds like a fascinating periodical. I am going to start subscribing now.
Here is the link if you would like to start a subscription.
https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/Membership.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Here is the link if you would like to start a subscription.
https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/Membership.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Re: Prison Magazine - Banned!
Posted by:
Gravis
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Date: July 31, 2013 12:21PM
BEH Wrote:
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> Isn't part of the punishment of being in jail
> losing those free speech and due process rights?
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
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> Isn't part of the punishment of being in jail
> losing those free speech and due process rights?
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."