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Massachusetts Prisoner Awarded $3000 for Destroyed Mail
A federal district court in Massachusetts held that a guard violated the
First Amendment by destroying two letters addressed to a segregated
prisoner. The prisoner brought a § 1983 lawsuit challenging the mailroom's
action. The United States District Court agreed with the prisoner's claim
of the importance of the correspondence, …
First Amendment by destroying two letters addressed to a segregated
prisoner. The prisoner brought a § 1983 lawsuit challenging the mailroom's
action. The United States District Court agreed with the prisoner's claim
of the importance of the correspondence, …
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