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Click for more	STATE	DATE	TYPE	TITLE	REASON GIVEN	FACILITY	DIRECT LINK
	[FL]	10/13/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	Impounded: page 1, 6, 12, 16 possible gang activity	Santa Rosa Correctional Institution
	[PA]	10/13/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 21 w/ censored pgs removed	publications must remain in their original format [Download Documentation]	State Correctional Institution Fayette
	[SC]	10/13/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	no reason given	McCormick Correctional Institution
	[FL]	10/13/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	Impounded; Pages 1, 6, 12, 16 possible gang activity. May contain subject matter that is inadmissible per section (3) of rule 33-501.401 of FL Administrative Code.	Florida State Prison
	[FL]	10/13/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	Impounded pending review. Page 1, 6, 12, 16 possible gang activity.	Florida State Prison
	[NY]	09/20/2011	newspaper	MIM Notes (assorted issues)	Cannot get them unless have a subscription	Southport Correctional Facility
Follow Up Correspondence 09/27/2011 Prisoner grieves censorship 10/07/2011 Grievance denied. Show Text The grievance is denied. The Mailroom Supervisor discussed this issue with the Package Room staff. Mailroom staff correctly forwarded this parcel/package of over 20 newspapers to the package room. The grievant did not have a subscription to this newspaper and the entire contents are deemed a package. The grievant is advised to follow the directions on his Contraband notice. 10/13/2011 Prisoner appeals to the Superintendent Show Text [X] I disagree with the IGRC response and wish to appeal to the Superintendent. 10/13/2011 Prisoner files grievance re: being a subscriber Download Documentation
	[FL]	10/13/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	Impounded: page 1, 6, 12, 16 possible gang activity	Florida State Prison
	[SC]	10/13/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	UTF (prisoner still held at facility per SCDOC website)	McCormick Correctional Institution
	[PA]	10/13/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 20 w/ censored pgs removed	publications must remain in their original format [Download Documentation]	State Correctional Institution Fayette
	[WI]	10/13/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	violates the law	Waupun Correctional Institution
	[NC]	10/12/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	Master List of Disapproved Publications: Pge 4 contains information which may intimdate staff. Reason: I - Text to sexually harass staff.	Foothills Correctional Institution
	[OH]	10/11/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	"UTF" but address is accurate per Ohio web search	Lebanon Correctional Institution
	[CA]	09/08/2011	letter	Invitation to join study group	All materials from MIM are banned from the institution, per memo dated 12/13/2006 This was overturned	Pelican Bay State Prison
Follow Up Correspondence 09/26/2011 Plans to disrupt the order, or breach the security of any facility 10/10/2011 Prisoner appeals and wins Show Text My 602 appeal was predicated upon the 2009 Prison Legal News legal settlement, and a Pelican Bay Memorandum that is dated October 21, 2008 which reversed/lifted the ban on MIM publications.
	[PA]	10/07/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	advocates violence [Download Documentation]	State Correctional Institution Somerset
	[FL]	10/07/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	Stamped "Refused by Coleman Federal Prison Underliverable as Addressed Incorrect Name/Register Number" (name, ID #, and address all correct per BOP website)	Federal Correctional Complex Coleman USP-1
	[FL]	10/07/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	Stamped "Refused by Coleman Federal Prison Underliverable as Addressed Incorrect Name/Register Number" (name, ID #, and address all correct per BOP website)	Federal Correctional Complex Coleman USP-1
	[FL]	10/07/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 - Intro	Stamped "Refused by Coleman Federal Prison Underliverable as Addressed Incorrect Name/Register Number" (name, ID #, and address all correct per BOP website)	Federal Correctional Complex Coleman USP-1
	[CA]	10/06/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	10/06/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	10/06/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	10/06/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[VA]	10/10/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	unknown - no notification given	VA Beach
Follow Up Correspondence 10/06/2011 Prisoner grieves ongoing censorship of MIM Distributors literature Download Documentation 10/06/2011 Prisoner notified that MIM Distributors is a restricted publisher Download Documentation
	[CA]	10/06/2011	letter	study group assignment	Third-party correspondence.	Pelican Bay State Prison
Follow Up Correspondence 10/06/2011 Stopped correspondence notification Show Text It violates regulations or local procedures: Third-party correspondence [PBSP DOM Addendum, Section 54010, Attachment 10, #33] The disposition of the letter/mailing is as follows: Other (describe): Confiscated by GP ISU. The mailing is disallowed as per the CCR, Title 15, Sections 3006, 3135, and 3136.
	[MO]	10/05/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	unknown	Crossroads Correctional Center
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[IL]	10/05/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 - Intro	Hunger strikes, organizing, praising Attica	Menard Correctional Center
	[MO]	10/05/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	none given	Crossroads Correctional Center
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[IL]	10/05/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	Hunger strikes, organizing, praising Attica	Menard Correctional Center
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	hunger strike report	attempt to send thrid party mail, inmate to inmate mail and coded messages	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	personalized	Plan to disrupt the order, breach the security of the prison. Coded messaging.	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[IL]	10/05/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 - Intro	Hunger strikes, organizing, praising Attica	Menard Correctional Center
	[CA]	10/05/2011	letter	hunger strike update	contraband [Download Documentation]	Pelican Bay State Prison
	[SC]	10/05/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	Newsletters not authorized while assigned to SMU	Broad River Correctional Institution
	[IL]	10/05/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	Hunger strikes, organizing, praising Attica	Menard Correctional Center
	[SC]	10/05/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	RTS Not Deliverable as Addressed (prisoner at faciilty per SCDOC website)	Allendale Correctional Institution
	[PA]	10/01/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	none	State Correctional Institution Greene
Follow Up Correspondence 10/02/2011 Prisoner inquires about Under Lock & Key subscription Show Text I have a subscription to a magazine from MIM Distributors called "Under Lock & Key." They wrote to me and said that they have sent me two (2) issues since I have been at SCI Greene. I have not gotten them. And they have not received them back as return mail. Can you please let me know what's going on with my magazines? 10/05/2011 Mailroom denies receiving ULKs Show Text We have received no such magazine for you.
	[IL]	10/04/2011	zine/pamphlet	Under Lock & Key 22 (Sept 2011)	Under review.	Lawrence Correctional Center
	[CA]	10/03/2011	letter	Hunger Strike Update	Plans to disrupt the order, or breach the security, etc.	Pelican Bay State Prison

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