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Wisconsin Prison Publication Ban Policy Disregards First Amendment Right To Newspaper Access

Loaded on Aug. 15, 2008

Filed under: Mootness, Qualified Immunity, Publications/Books, Mental Health, Civil Commitment. Location: Wisconsin.

Wisconsin State prisoner William West brought 42 U.S.C. $ 1983 action against the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility (WSPF) and various guards after they refused him access to prepaid newspapers and discarded some issues in the trash. The action was dismissed in 2007.

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