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Washington "Bulk Mail" Ban of PLN Struck Down
Loaded on Feb. 15, 1998
published in Prison Legal News
February, 1998, page 5
Since PLN began publishing in 1990 it has experienced sporadic attempts at censorship by the Washington DOC. This has ranged from a statewide ban of the first three issues to harassment of the editors. Unable to articulate a threat to "legitimate penological goals" that PLN might pose, censorship attempts have ...
Filed under:
Attorney Fee Awards,
Injunctions,
Mail,
Publications/Books,
Mail Regulations,
Due Process,
PLN Litigation.
Location:
Washington.
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