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MIM(Prisons) is a cell of revolutionaries serving the oppressed masses inside U.$. prisons, guided by the communist ideology of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism.
[About Us]
Campaigns
- We Demand Our Grievances are Addressed! (5/13/2025)
- Build a United Front for Peace in Prisons (4/28/2025)
- End Security Risk Group Repression in North Carolina (4/08/2025)
- Prison Banned Books Week (4/05/2025)
- We Demand Our Grievances are Addressed in Pennsylvania (2/10/2025)
Recent Posts
- A Poem about Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
- Against Settler Revisionism: Freedom Road Socialist Organization
- Lumpen and Religious Orgs Used to Control Prisoners in Texas
- "Stop Snitching" Response: Part II
- Downloadable Grievance Petition - Federal Appeal
Censorship
- Snake River Correctional Institution in OR (4/18/25)
- Southern State Correctional Facility in VT (4/10/25)
- Southern State Correctional Facility in VT (4/10/25)
- Cummins Unit in AR (4/1/25)
- Rikers Island (RMSC) in NY (3/30/25)
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| Submitted | Rule | Source | Documentation |
| 01/03/2014 | Operations Manual Article 41 - Inmate Mail | official document | Download File |
| 12/01/2011 | 15 CCR ? 3190(i)(7) "All publications, including books and subscriptions to periodicals, subject to section 3006. There shall be no "Approved Vendor Lists" for any publications. Inmates may receive publications from any publisher, book store or book distributor that does mail order business." | official document | |
| 12/01/2011 | 15 CCR ? 3190(i)(2) "Legal Material, including legal reference material, books, and legal pads not available in the institution canteen, pursuant to section 3161. There shall be no "Approved Vendor Lists" for any legal publications. Inmates may receive legal publications from any publisher, book store or book distributor that does mail order business." | official document | |
| 08/25/2007 | Ban on "receipt, possession, or distribution of literature/publications from the MIM to or by inmates" | official document | External Link |
Salinas Valley State Prison Rules
| Submitted | Rule | Source | Documentation |
| 02/02/2009 | No books in SHU | prisoner |