Tracking Prison Censorship in the United States

Indiana Department of Correction
Wabash Valley Correctional Facility
PO Box 1111
Carlisle, IN 47838-1111

October 25, 2019

To whom it may concern,

We recently became aware that Mr. XX has appealed the rejection of the magazine MIM Theory #6 “The Stalin Issue” which we sent to him 8/19/2019. Your institution rejected this magazine as “used.” But we are not sending Mr. XX used magazines. The magazine may appear a bit old, as it was published over 20 years ago. It has certainly aged a bit, but it is not used. We are sending Mr. XX new magazines, therefore there should be no reason for the rejection.

We also note that on 9/11/2019 the response to Mr. XX’s Informal Complaint #2 (Request for Interview) was responded to by “A Waller” with this note: “I am still looking into this, having some difficulty getting a hold of the vendor.” We, the vendor, were never contacted by anyone in the Indiana DOC regarding this publication denial. Please feel free to reach out to us directly for further clarification.

As this matter has now been clarified, please supply Mr XX with the new magazine we sent. A new copy of this magazine was mailed to Mr. XX on October 15 for your convenience.

On 8/23/2019 you seized a MIM publication (The Stalin Issue) because you claimed it was "used. It is not "used", it is just old. It's been in stock for over 20 years, so it may look old, but it is not "used."

"I am still looking into this, having some difficulty getting a hold of the vendor" [no attempt to contact MIM(Prisons) was ever made]

This is a history book to the Aztec culture and Latino struggle in the United States. This is not no threat to anyone and this facility! Mail room is always having something to either confiscate or say about my mail.

As stated on the 11984 the book was DELAYED to STG. They will determine if the book is to be confiscated or not. The offender needs to wait until a decision is made before filing a grievance