|
|
| Unfiltered scrutiny of prisons is needed |
| By sfgate.com |
| Published: 07/27/2012 |
|
California has had some of the tightest restrictions on news media access to its prisons since 1996, when the Department of Corrections unilaterally decided that it would no longer grant requests by reporters to interview specific inmates. The policy also prohibited prisoners from sending confidential letters to journalists. Corrections officials have always tried to argue that they do provide transparency of prison life because reporters who visit the institutions can speak with inmates they encounter at random. The prison folks also defend the restrictions as a way to prevent the news media from glamorizing inmates and their crimes. Neither rationalization holds up to scrutiny. Read More. |
Comments:
Login to let us know what you think
MARKETPLACE search vendors | advanced search
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
|
Have you been hurt in an accident in Waco Temple or Killeen? Our personal injury lawyers will review your claim to examine if there is enough evidence to support a lawsuit. You may be eligible to file a personal injury claim if you were involved in an accident that was caused by the negligence of someone else. Our shoulder pain injury attorney work with personal injury experts to understand how the accident has changed your life and what money you need to go forward.
He has blue eyes. Cold like steel. His legs are wide. Like tree trunks. And he has a shock of red hair, red, like the fires of hell. His antics were known from town to town as he was a droll card and often known as a droll farceur. Hamilton Lindley with his madcap pantaloon is a zany adventurer and a cavorter with a motley troupe of buffoons.