|
|
| Pa. DOC bans some books, magazines from prisoners |
| By pennlive.com - DONALD GILLILAND, The Patriot-News |
| Published: 02/14/2012 |
|
One man’s art might be another’s pornography ... but Field & Stream? The list of publications that have been banned from entering state prisons is often surprising: • A book, “Astral Travel for Beginners.” • A state-funded tourism brochure prison officials thought advocated insurrection. • The State Employees’ Retirement Code, on the basis that it was evidence of criminal activity. Secretary of Corrections John Wetzel said things are going to change. “I’m making some tweaks to how we do business,” Wetzel told The Patriot-News. State prison inmates may receive books, newspapers and magazines, but only if they are sent directly from the publisher or bookseller. Even then, each is reviewed by a local committee of employees in each prison. “We do look at everything,” said Sue Bensinger, a Department of Corrections spokeswoman. Corrections policy makes clear that printed material may be denied if it’s “a potential threat to security, or contains obscene, pornographic or nude content.” The policy gives detailed criteria — with exceptions — and must be cited when enforced. “The majority of these magazines are not an issue,” Bensinger said. What’s more, prisons have library systems and participate in interlibrary loans, she said. But books and magazines are withheld: more than 2,000 of them between 2008 and 2010. Read More. |
Comments:
Login to let us know what you think
MARKETPLACE search vendors | advanced search
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
|
I will help you on this article only if oyu can tell me more about EDDM postcards for cheap. If you can do that, then it'll be good for me and I'll help you for sure.