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Prison Officials Assault Public Records Law
By Adrian Lomax
Ayear ago bills were introduced in both houses of the Wisconsin legislature that would have changed the state's public records law so that prisoners would no longer have any right to inspect government records, including those maintained by the Department of Corrections. The bills were introduced, at …
Ayear ago bills were introduced in both houses of the Wisconsin legislature that would have changed the state's public records law so that prisoners would no longer have any right to inspect government records, including those maintained by the Department of Corrections. The bills were introduced, at …
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- Prison TV: Aid and Comfort to the Enemy, June 15, 1995
- Tommy's Jobs Program, May 15, 1995
- A Bunch of Scumbags, Dec. 15, 1993
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