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Missouri DOC Must Provide Notice of Censorship
Loaded on Nov. 8, 2014
published in Prison Legal News
November, 2014, page 50
Filed under:
Publications/Books,
Mail Regulations,
Due Process,
PLN Litigation,
Censorship,
PLN related.
Location:
Missouri.
Missouri DOC Must Provide Notice of Censorship
A federal district court in Missouri has approved a settlement agreement that requires Missouri Department of Corrections (MODOC) officials to provide notice when books and publications sent to state prisoners are censored and withheld.
The settlement resolves a class-action suit …
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