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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Ban on Typewriters in Nevada Prisons

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s ruling that allows the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) to ban prisoner typewriters. The case arose in December 2006, when Douglas Potter, a Nevada state prisoner, murdered another inmate using the roller pin of a typewriter as a weapon. Later, ...

 

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