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| R-rated movies ban upheld |
| By The Boston Globe |
| Published: 01/18/2008 |
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MASSACHUSETTS - Massachusetts prison inmates won't be watching "Sweeney Todd," or any other movies with violent or sexual content. A federal judge in Boston has upheld a state policy that limits prisons to showing only movies that are rated G, PG or PG-13. US District Court Judge Patti Saris rejected arguments that the policy violates the constitutional rights of prisoners. The ban on movies rated R, NC-17 or X was imposed by the Department of Correction in 2006. Then-Commissioner Kathleen Dennehy said movies with graphic violence or sex could lead to threats or attacks within prisons. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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