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Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law that Restricts Prisoners’ Speech

Loaded on June 3, 2015 by Derek Gilna published in Prison Legal News June, 2015, page 48
Filed under: PLN Litigation, Access to Media, Censorship, First Amendment, State Legislation. Location: Pennsylvania.

Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law that Restricts Prisoners’ Speech

by Derek Gilna

Pennsylvania state lawmakers and former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett both claimed they had good intentions when they enacted legislation that restricted prisoners’ free speech rights if their speech might upset crime victims. A federal judge disagreed, however, ...

 

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