Tracking Prison Censorship in the United States

Duffie Harrison, Warden
Franklin CI
1760 Highway 67 North
Carrabelle, FL 32322

11/1/2009

Warden Harrison,

I see that you received the letter sent recently by XXX YYY and that the copy sent to Mr. XXXXXX XXXXXX was deemed to be a "threat to the security, order, or rehabilitative objectives" of the department. Mail Room employee M. Page recently returned three different pieces of mail to MIM Distributors sent to Mr. XXXXXX with this reasoning.

Can you please explain how a copy of the letter sent to you requesting a review of censorship and advice on handling such censorship including case law is a threat to the department? Additionally, a letter explaining one of MIM's educational programs and a second letter containing a set of study questions for this program were returned for being a threat to security.

I hope that upon review of these incidents you will agree that these materials pose absolutely no threat to anyone. Either way, I am requesting a response explaining the department's decision in the above mentioned incidents.

Thank you,

Duffie Harrison, Warden
Franklin CI
1760 Highway 67 North
Carrabelle, Florida 32322
October 13, 2009
Warden Harrison,

This letter is in regards to a letter that was denied deliver to prisoner X at your facility. The letter was an introduction to the organization MIM(Prisons). The reason cited for the denial of this letter to Mr. X was that it "Otherwise presents a threat to the security, order, or rehabilitative objectives of the Correctional System, or to the safety of any person." We believe that mailroom clerk S. Bryan made an error in marking this material as unauthorized, and we are requesting an independent review of their mistake.

We look forward to your response.

MIM(Prisons)