Tracking Prison Censorship in the United States

To the Publisher:

You are hereby advised that the following issue(s) of publication(s) sent to an offender of the Virginia Department of Corrections have been disapproved for delivery to offenders of the Department:

Under Lock & Key March/April 2019 No. 67 pg. 12

For the following reasons:

F. Material that depicts, describes, or promotes gang bylaws, initiations, organizational structure, codes or other gang-related activity or association.

You may obtain an independent review of this decision by writing, within fifteen calendar days, to the Deputy Directory, Division of Operations, Virginia Department of Corrections, P.O. Box 26963, Richmond, Virginia 23261.

Sincerely,

Wendy Brown
Chairwoman, Publicaiton Review Committee