PEN America Welcomes Ruling to Revise Book Restriction Policies in Arizona Prisons
November 11, 2019
November 11, 2019
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
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- Federal court reins in overly-expansive book ban practices
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A federal court this week ruled that the Arizona Department of Corrections was overly broad in restricting certain publications to people in state prisons, and ordered the department to establish clearer rules that are consistent with the First Amendment. The decision stems from a 2015 lawsuit brought by t . . .
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- Federal court reins in overly-expansive book ban practices
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A federal court this week ruled that the Arizona Department of Corrections was overly broad in restricting certain publications to people in state prisons, and ordered the department to establish clearer rules that are consistent with the First Amendment. The decision stems from a 2015 lawsuit brought by t . . .