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Federal Court Holds New Jersey Prisoner's PLN Denial Claim is Valid

Loaded on Feb. 15, 2012

Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Mail, Publications/Books, Legal Mail, Censorship. Location: New Jersey.

On February 23, 2011, a federal court held that a New Jersey state prisoner's suit complaining of, among other issues, prison officials denying him access to Prison Legal News, stated a valid claim.

Raheem Taylor, a New Jersey state prisoner, was incarcerated at the East Jersey State Prison when he …

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