Prison Legal News Sues Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice for Censoring Books

Prison Legal News is an independent national publication that covers both prison and jail news/issues. Some jail and prison administrators in Texas have tried to block inmates from receiving it, despite that being unconstitutional.

In 2007, PLN won a suit against Dallas County Jail which had tried to ban newspapers and magazines for inmates.

Prison Legal News has now teamed up with the Texas Civil Rights Project in an important new case described in the following press release.

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"It is a sad commentary when government officials censor books sent to prisoners -- particularly books that deal with prisoners' rights and conditions in our nation's prisons," stated PLN editor Paul Wright. "Apparently, the TDCJ prefers that prisoners remain uninformed about issues that directly affect them. We believe this is a poor rationale for censorship."

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PRESS RELEASE 11/04/2009 PLN files suit against Texas DOC over book censorship. Prison Legal News.