Dear MIM,
I received this memorandum [from the Warden stating that MIM can send in literature and he will review it]. What do you think about it? Do I need to take further steps or what? When I showed him the brown envelope that was sent back to you, Mr. Warden told me that he wasn't aware of that and that somebody in the mailroom took it upon themselves to return the magazines. He told me that he would personally see to it that all incoming magazines that you send he would make sure they are routed to his office, and if they are in the guidelines of police I would get them. He asked me to hold on to the brown envelope so he could make copies of it, and that he would return it. I let him take it with him. So have we won or do I need to fight on, or are you gonna send the magazines that I asked for earlier? I am sending three stamps to donate to you because I know it costs to send mail. I will try to send stamps every other month.
--A prisoner in Tennessee (WTSP), October 2002
MIM responds: The warden at WTSP sent MIM a letter claiming he had no record of mail being sent to this prisoner as well as another one. Both had been sent copies of MIM Theory, which were returned to MIM censored by the prison. After several protest letters from MIM and the prisoner, which included copies of the returned envelopes, the Warden was forced to admit the censorship violated prison policy. Although we reject the idea that educational material sent to prisoners needs to be reviewed by the warden, we consider this a victory over censorship. We will resume sending in literature to the prisoners at WTSP and monitor the situation closely.
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