Criminal,
Civil Rights
Nov. 30, 2017
Ban on unsolicited magazines in Butte County jail OK, 9th Circuit rules
After nearly a decade of litigation, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a county jail may ban unsolicited magazines sent to inmates, despite a publisher’s First Amendment challenge to the policy.
After nearly a decade of litigation, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a county jail may ban unsolicited magazines sent to inmates, despite a publisher’s First Amendment challenge to the policy.
The court held Wednesday that Butte County had sufficiently shown that inmate abuse of excess paper materials was sufficient to justify the ban.
“Butte County Jail’s ban on unsolicited co...
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