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California Ban On Hardcover Books Held Unconstitutional

by John E. Dannenberg

The U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal.) held that the policy by California?s Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) Security Housing Unit of banning prisoners? possession of hardcover books violated their First Amendment rights. During the course of litigation, PBSP capitulated and amended its policy to permit such ...

 

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