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WSP Mail Rules Upheld
Loaded on March 15, 1998
published in Prison Legal News
March, 1998, page 10
Joseph Allen filed suit challenging various aspects of the mail policy at the Washington State Penitentiary. After filing suit Allen did no discovery and when the defendants moved for summary judgment he did not bother responding. Not surprisingly, the court ruled against Allen. Surprisingly, the court decided to publish its ...
Filed under:
Gay/Lesbian,
Mail,
Sexually Explicit Materials,
Mail Regulations,
Postage,
Catalogs.
Location:
Washington.
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