MIM(Prisons) is a cell of revolutionaries serving the oppressed masses inside U.$. prisons, guided by the communist ideology of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism.
The NOND merely says the publication is a "threat to security," without justifying that conclusion by say, for example, "it advocates violence on staff in pg. __" or "it describes how to make zip guns," or whatever in it leads Houke to believe it poses a threat to security. To satisfy due process, the NOND must do so, must say why the pub. poses a threat to security, so you and I know taht such a concern is valid. If Hanke's deeming it a "threat to security" because it's merely critical of the prison system or tells prisoners how to file lawsuits, that's not good enough to jusitfy his concerns.
Please clarify how the pub threatens security.
And, again, Hanke put the wrong address in the NOND, denying the sender notice, as due process requires. The qip code is 94140, not 841401. Please send notice to correct address.
05/22/2017
Prison responds to prisoner complaint
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The denied publication is "Under Lock & Key" Issue 55 March/April 2017. This publication was reviewed by the Office of the Security Chief on 4/19/17 and denied in accordance with DOC 309.04 4(c)8 b. b. Poses a threat to the security.
this examiner finds the WSPF mailroom appropriately denied this publication in accordance with the decision of the Office of the Security Chief.
Form Filed: Notice of Non-Delivery of Mail/Publication
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Reason:
Publication teaches or advocates behavior that violates the laws of Wisconsin, the United States or the rules of the Department of Corrections.
Mr. Peter Huibregtse, Warden
1101 Morrison Drive
PO Box 1000
Boscobel, WI 53805-0900
11 July 2008
Dear Mr. Huibregtse,
I am writing you regarding the enclosed notice of non-delivery of mail, which notified MIM Distributors of the censorship of a letter that was sent to Mr. XXXXXX XXXXXX at WSPF. The notice gives 2 reasons for the censorship. The first claims that the letter concerns illegal activities. Not only are there no illegal activities promoted in the letter, but if you refer to the second paragraph, there is a notice stating, ?We encourage prisoners to join these battles while explicitly discouraging them from engaging in any violence or illegal acts.? We advised MIM to add this notice in response to facilities such as WSPF, which have repeatedly claimed that their mail promotes illegal activities.
I am requesting that you send me a copy of DOC 309.04(4) c 8.b., which is cited on the notice. Until I have read this rule I cannot speak to the claim that the letter may violate administrative code, but we certainly hope to work with you to ensure that MIM?s correspondence with prisoners at WSPF is not violating these rules in any way.
The second charge is that the letter poses a threat to the facility. As the letter explicitly discourages prisoners from engaging in violence or breaking any laws or rules, there is clearly nothing to substantiate this claim. As you are probably aware, censoring mail due to the opinions and political perspectives therein does violate the law, starting with the U.S. Constitution.
I hope that upon review of this matter you will concur that these violations are unfounded and will allow Mr. XXXXXX and others to receive mail from MIM Distributors as is their legal right. I also look forward to reviewing a copy of your DOC 309.04(4) c 8.b. policy.
Mailroom Supervisor
Wisconsin Secure Program Facility
PO Box 1000
Boscobel, WI 53805-0900
9 September, 2007
To Whom It May Concern:
We are in receipt of two notices of non-delivery of issue 4 (July 2007) of our publication, the Party Bulletin. In response to these notices I would like to request a copy of your Administrative Code pertaining to mailroom policy, particularly DOC 309.04(4)c 8. c., which is cited in the notices. We are also requesting that you review decisions in light of the lack of substantiating evidence for the reasoning given, as I will expand upon below.
The first box checked on the reason section of the notice reads, ?Item concerns an activity, which if completed would violate the laws of Wisconsin, the United States or the Administrative Rules of the Department of Corrections.? I can assure you that the Party Bulletin does not advocate any activities that violate the laws of the U.S. nor of Wisconsin. I can also say, that we would never knowingly encourage a prisoner in Wisconsin to break the established rules of the DOC. So if there is an activity that would break said rules in our publications, please notify me immediately and I will take appropriate action to deal with your concerns.
The second reason checked reads, ?Item poses a threat to the security, orderly operation, discipline or safety of the institution.? Since we do expressly advocate that prisoners do not break the rules in their facilities, I don?t believe there is any basis for this statement. In fact, over the years We have seen much evidence that prisoners engaged in political dialogue and organizing get into much less trouble than average and usually avoid any sort of altercations with staff or other prisoners.
Finally, the Sergeant wrote, ?newsletter is inciteful [sic] and promotes racial segregation.? I am not sure what exactly the Sergeant is referring to when s/he states that it is ?inciteful? or why that is necessarily a problem. In regard to promoting racial segregation, I assume you are referring to page 13 under Principles, where it is stated that We promote an independent New Afrikan people with Our own territory. You will note that in those very principles we define the New Afrikan nation as those who are a part of the culture and political current in support of the rights and self-determination of New Afrikan people. There are no racial requirements for joining Our movement. We don?t even believe that the grouping of people into biological races has any real scientific significance. We promote the freedom, independence and self-determination for all people in the form that they as a group decide for themselves.
We are familiar with the prevalence of ?racial strife? in the prison system across the country and sympathize with the concern of keeping those who would promote such conflict out of your facility. But please, do not make the oft-repeated mistake of calling the oppressed racist when We attempt to organize for Our rights as oppressed groups. A rereading of the Declaration of Independence will demonstrate the very ideas that we are promoting on page 13 were part of what led to the independence of the United States itself and that the founding fathers upheld the rights of any group of people to do as they did when the situation demanded.
The controversy seems to be over the political content of Our newsletter, which is not subject to the approval of prison staff. We hope that upon review you will agree with us on this matter and allow these two brothers to receive the Party Bulletin Issue 4, and all future issues. Please also send us a copy of your Administrative Code to help us avoid these problems in the future. We look forward to your response and appreciate your efforts to work this out with Us.
Mailroom Supervisor
Wisconsin Secure Program Facility
PO Box 1000
Boscobel, WI 53805-0900
9 September, 2007
To Whom It May Concern:
We are in receipt of two notices of non-delivery of issue 4 (July 2007) of our publication, the Party Bulletin. In response to these notices I would like to request a copy of your Administrative Code pertaining to mailroom policy, particularly DOC 309.04(4)c 8. c., which is cited in the notices. We are also requesting that you review decisions in light of the lack of substantiating evidence for the reasoning given, as I will expand upon below.
The first box checked on the reason section of the notice reads, ?Item concerns an activity, which if completed would violate the laws of Wisconsin, the United States or the Administrative Rules of the Department of Corrections.? I can assure you that the Party Bulletin does not advocate any activities that violate the laws of the U.S. nor of Wisconsin. I can also say, that we would never knowingly encourage a prisoner in Wisconsin to break the established rules of the DOC. So if there is an activity that would break said rules in our publications, please notify me immediately and I will take appropriate action to deal with your concerns.
The second reason checked reads, ?Item poses a threat to the security, orderly operation, discipline or safety of the institution.? Since we do expressly advocate that prisoners do not break the rules in their facilities, I don?t believe there is any basis for this statement. In fact, over the years We have seen much evidence that prisoners engaged in political dialogue and organizing get into much less trouble than average and usually avoid any sort of altercations with staff or other prisoners.
Finally, the Sergeant wrote, ?newsletter is inciteful [sic] and promotes racial segregation.? I am not sure what exactly the Sergeant is referring to when s/he states that it is ?inciteful? or why that is necessarily a problem. In regard to promoting racial segregation, I assume you are referring to page 13 under Principles, where it is stated that We promote an independent New Afrikan people with Our own territory. You will note that in those very principles we define the New Afrikan nation as those who are a part of the culture and political current in support of the rights and self-determination of New Afrikan people. There are no racial requirements for joining Our movement. We don?t even believe that the grouping of people into biological races has any real scientific significance. We promote the freedom, independence and self-determination for all people in the form that they as a group decide for themselves.
We are familiar with the prevalence of ?racial strife? in the prison system across the country and sympathize with the concern of keeping those who would promote such conflict out of your facility. But please, do not make the oft-repeated mistake of calling the oppressed racist when We attempt to organize for Our rights as oppressed groups. A rereading of the Declaration of Independence will demonstrate the very ideas that we are promoting on page 13 were part of what led to the independence of the United States itself and that the founding fathers upheld the rights of any group of people to do as they did when the situation demanded.
The controversy seems to be over the political content of Our newsletter, which is not subject to the approval of prison staff. We hope that upon review you will agree with us on this matter and allow these two brothers to receive the Party Bulletin Issue 4, and all future issues. Please also send us a copy of your Administrative Code to help us avoid these problems in the future. We look forward to your response and appreciate your efforts to work this out with Us.
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