Central Prison in Raleigh, NC and Warren Correctional Institute in Manson, NC
confiscated the September 2001 issues of MIM Notes. Neither alerted MIM to the
censorship nor explained why the MIM Notes were censored. One prisoner at Central
Prison received a letter saying that Division of Prisons policy D.0103 is justification for
the censorship, but the letter did not state what that policy is. Despite the legal
requirement to send notification to sender (i.e. MIM) when material is censored with an
explanation of why, we have not received such notification. Another letter sent to a
prisoner states in part: "Your publication: MIM Notes, September 15, 2001; No. 242, has
been received. I have reviewed this material and determined that it violates Division of
Prisons policy at section D.0109. Therefore, I am disapproving possession of the material
pending review of the Publications Review Committee."
The letter includes no explanation of what the D.0109 policy is. A Notice of Rejection of
MIM Notes received by another North Carolina prisoner states
"Publications/Magazines/Newspapers - Must be received directly from the publisher."
This despite the fact that MIM Notes does come directly from the publisher. RAIL
condemns this censorship by North Carolina prisons, and urges people to send additional
protest letters to the following people. (Send a copy of the letter to MIM.)
Warden Robey C. Lee, Central Prison
1300 Western Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 733-0800
Superintendent J. Hayes
Warren Correctional Institute
PO Box 399
Manson, NC 27553
(252)456-3400
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