Brief article about PLN's censorship lawsuit against ADX Florence
Seattle Times, Jan. 1, 2003.
Brief article about PLN's censorship lawsuit against ADX Florence - Seattle Times 2003
The Seattle Times
December 12, 2003, Friday Fourth Edition
Wardens bar magazines, suit alleges
The Associated Press
DENVER The publishers of a prison inmate-oriented magazine have sued several Colorado prison wardens for allegedly preventing inmates from receiving the publication.
Prison Legal News, a nonprofit group based in Seattle, publishes a monthly journal with articles often written by prisoners. But officials said subscribers at the maximum-security federal prison in Florence sometimes are barred from receiving the magazine in violation of their First Amendment rights.
Prison wardens can prevent certain publications, the suit says, but the group has not been told why its magazines have been rejected.
"PLN primarily reports on legal matters related to prison conditions and prisoner rights, so our position is that what we report is protected speech," Prison Legal News spokesman Hans Sherrer said.
Prison officials could not be reached for comment.
The Seattle Times
December 12, 2003, Friday Fourth Edition
Wardens bar magazines, suit alleges
The Associated Press
DENVER The publishers of a prison inmate-oriented magazine have sued several Colorado prison wardens for allegedly preventing inmates from receiving the publication.
Prison Legal News, a nonprofit group based in Seattle, publishes a monthly journal with articles often written by prisoners. But officials said subscribers at the maximum-security federal prison in Florence sometimes are barred from receiving the magazine in violation of their First Amendment rights.
Prison wardens can prevent certain publications, the suit says, but the group has not been told why its magazines have been rejected.
"PLN primarily reports on legal matters related to prison conditions and prisoner rights, so our position is that what we report is protected speech," Prison Legal News spokesman Hans Sherrer said.
Prison officials could not be reached for comment.