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| Federal lawsuit challenges Macomb County Jail's mail policy |
| By macombdaily.com- Mitch Hotts |
| Published: 07/02/2015 |
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A non-profit publication has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Macomb County Jail claiming jail officials have censored inmate mail through stringent restrictions. The Prison Legal News (PLN) and its Lake Worth, Fla.-based publisher Human Rights Defense Center say the jail’s policy amounts to censorship by refusing to accept monthly journal and other correspondence delivered to inmate subscribers in the Mount Clemens facility. The jail’s action violates prisoners’ Constitutional rights, the lawsuit claims. “Defendants have adopted and implemented mail policies prohibiting delivery of mail from (Prison Legal News) and other senders, failing to provide due process notice and an opportunity to challenge the censorship, and denying senders equal protection as required under the Constitution,” the plaintiff attorneys said in court filings. Read More. |
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