Tracking Prison Censorship in the United States

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Click for more	STATE	DATE	TYPE	TITLE	REASON GIVEN	FACILITY	DIRECT LINK
	[PA]	08/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 21 - Intro	unknown - no reason given	State Correctional Institution Greene
	[CA]	08/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 21 (July 2011)	unknown - no reason given	California State Prison, Sacramento
	[VA]	08/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 21 (July 2011)	unknown - no reason given	Sussex I State Prison
	[FL]	08/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 21 (July 2011)	unknown - no reason given	Florida State Prison
	[FL]	08/01/2011	book	Palante	no notification given	Taylor Annex
	[WA]	08/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 21 (July 2011)	RTS. unknown - no notification given	Washington State Penitentiary
	[NY]	08/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 21 (July 2011)	"The promotion of anarchy and civil upheaval against government offices" - no notification to publisher	Orleans Correctional Facility
	[NC]	08/01/2011	book	The CIA's Greatest Hits	no notification given	Foothills Correctional Institution
	[CA]	08/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 21 - Intro	no notification given	California State Prison, Corcoran
	[CA]	08/01/2011	book	Partido Communista del Peru in English-study pack	no notification given	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	08/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 21 - Intro	unknown - no reason given	California State Prison, Solano
	[CA]	08/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 21 (July 2011)	no notification given	High Desert State Prison
	[PA]	08/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 21 (July 2011)	unknown - no reason given	State Correctional Institution Smithfield
	[CA]	08/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 21 (July 2011)	no notification given	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[NC]	08/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 21 (July 2011)	no notification given	Scotland Correctional Institution
	[VA]	08/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 21 (July 2011)	unknown - no notification given	Wallens Ridge State Prison
	[WI]	07/26/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 20 (May 2011)	teaches or advocates behavior that violates the laws; teaches or advocates violence; is injurious	Waupun Correctional Institution
	[NY]	07/23/2011	book	Wisdom of Mao, an anthology	Printed material and packages not permitted in shock	Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility
	[UT]	07/22/2011	magazine	MIM Theory 8: Anarchist Ideal	unknown	Utah State Prison
	[NE]	12/01/2010	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 17 (Nov. 2010)	none	Tecumseh State Correctional Institution
Follow Up Correspondence 06/20/2011 ACLU to Director Houston regarding illegality of ban on MIM literature Download Documentation 07/16/2011 Director tells ACLU that there is no ban Download Documentation
	[TN]	04/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 19 (March 2011)	unknown - no notification given	MORGAN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX
Follow Up Correspondence 05/09/2011 Prisoner files grievance regarding ongoing censorship Download Documentation 05/13/2011 Supervisor says problem is with publisher or post office Download Documentation 06/02/2011 Prisoner has hearing with staff, and committee agree prisoner should be notified of censorship Download Documentation 06/02/2011 Warden agrees with committee's response Download Documentation 06/16/2011 Prisoner appeals warden's response 07/15/2011 Assistant Commissioner, Operations concurs with Supervisor Download Documentation
	[CA]	07/13/2011	letter	personalized	unknown, did not arrive	California State Prison, Corcoran
	[CA]	03/01/2011	book	Organization & Structure study pack	"ban on MIM" citing 2006 memo This was overturned	Pelican Bay State Prison
Follow Up Correspondence 03/03/2011 prisoner filed 602 grievance saying that organization no longer exists Download Documentation 03/24/2011 First Level Appeal upheld claiming no evidence ban was overturned Download Documentation 03/29/2011 Level 2 appeal by prisoner Show Text Explains that blanket ban is illegal and that cited memo was overturned years ago as we have been over with them dozens of times. (see 602 document above) 04/18/2011 Letter to MIM(Prisons) regarding reasons for censorship (cites old ban) Download Documentation 04/22/2011 Warden claims to have researched ban and found it was never overturned! Download Documentation 04/26/2011 Prisoner files 3rd level appeal explaining that concerns have not been addressed 07/12/2011 Director Level acknowledges ban overturned and decides in favor of prisoner Download Documentation
	[TX]	07/07/2011	letter	Affidavit from state counsel to prisoner.	Handling another offender's mail. This was overturned	Bill Clements Unit
Follow Up Correspondence 07/12/2011 Mail given to prisoner. Download Documentation
	[TX]	07/11/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 18 (Jan 2011)	racial content	Allred Unit
	[FL]	07/07/2011	letter	Censorship Guide	Refused	Marion County Jail
	[CA]	07/01/2011	letter	Unconfirmed Mail Form	unknown - no reason given	Pleasant Valley State Prison
	[CA]	07/01/2011	letter	personalized	unknown - no reason given	California Institution for Men
	[CA]	07/01/2011	letter	Censorship Guide	unknown - no reason given	Pleasant Valley State Prison
	[AK]	07/01/2011	letter	personalized	unknown - no reason given	Spring Creek Correctional Center
	[CA]	07/01/2011	letter	personalized	unknown - no reason given	Pleasant Valley State Prison
	[NY]	07/01/2011	letter	personalized	unknown - no notification given	Attica Correctional Facility
	[CA]	07/01/2011	letter	personalized	unknown - no reason given	Southwest Detention Center
	[CA]	07/01/2011	letter	personalized	unknown - no reason given	California State Prison, Solano
	[PA]	07/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 14 (May 2010)	none	State Correctional Institution Mahanoy
	[CA]	07/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 17 (Nov. 2010)	unknown - no reason given	California Institution for Men
	[CA]	07/01/2011	letter	Hunger strike update	no notification given	California State Prison, Corcoran
	[CA]	07/01/2011	letter	personalized	unknown - no reason given	Southwest Detention Center
	[VA]	07/01/2011	letter	study group assignment	RTS - "refused"	VA Beach
	[CA]	07/01/2011	letter	hunger strike update	Unknown - no notification given	California Men's Colony
	[CA]	07/01/2011	letter	hunger strike update	unknown - no notification given	California State Prison, Corcoran
	[FL]	07/01/2011	letter	Censorship Guide	unknown - no notification given	Florida State Prison
	[FL]	07/01/2011	letter	Unconfirmed Mail Form	unknown - no notification given	Florida State Prison
	[CA]	07/01/2011	letter	personalized	unknown - no reason given	California Institution for Men
	[PA]	07/01/2011	letter	Censorship Guide	unknown - no notification given	State Correctional Institution Fayette
	[CA]	07/01/2011	letter	hunger strike letter	no notification given	California Institution for Men
	[TX]	07/01/2011	letter	Censorship Guide	unknown - no reason given	Bill Clements Unit
	[CA]	07/01/2011	letter	Hunger strike update	no notification given	California State Prison, Corcoran
	[CA]	07/01/2011	letter	personalized	unknown - no reason given	California Medical Facility
	[CA]	07/01/2011	letter	personalized	unknown - no notification given	Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility at Rock Mountain

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