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Judge orders state prisons to revamp censorship policy

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//November 11, 2019//

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Judge orders state prisons to revamp censorship policy

Judge orders state prisons to revamp censorship policy

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//November 11, 2019//

State prison officials have been ordered to revise their policy of what inmates can see and read. In a new order, U.S. District Court Judge Roslyn Silver directed the Department...

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