Tracking Prison Censorship in the United States

Denied, based on Title 15 (c)(6) "Plans for activities which violate the law, these regulations, or local procedures." This book is not allowed.

(see 602)

1) Issue was not properly addressed. 2) Prison officials are not able to produce disallowed book list. 3) Prison officials are liable to mail publications and letter to publisher at department expense. (see attached supplement)

(see 602)

Review at 1st level failed to address several issues of appeal (see attached).

(see 602)

Warden Fernando Gonzalez
California Correctional Institution
PO Box 1031
Tehachapi, CA 93581

22 June 2009

Mr. Gonzalez,

This letter is to request a review of the decision by a staff member at California Correctional Institution to censor mail sent by MIM Distributors to Mr. XXXXXX XXXXXX.

According to the Centralized List of Disapproved Publications, dated October 21, 2008, ?The centralized list of disapproved publications supersedes any prior departmental or facility memoranda regarding banned publications. Facilities must use only the most updated version of the centralized list to identify publications subject to a general ban.? MIM Distributors does not appear on this list.

When Mr. XXXXXX appealed the decision to censor MIM mail, the decision was denied citing a memo from Scott Kernan from 2006, which has been superseded by the list cited above. Therefore, I am requesting that the Under Lock & Key newsletter and subsequent mail from MIM Distributors be delivered to Mr. XXXXXX and any other prisoners being held at CCI. If you do not deliver these items to Mr. XXXXXX then I am requesting an explanation of your refusal.


Thank you for your time,