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Subscriber submitted CDCR Form 22 inquiring about lack of mail
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I have a regular subscription to both the San Francisco Bay View Newspaper as well as to various MIM Distributors publications. I have not received mail from both distributors in months. I know these publications are frequently censored by CDC&R mailrooms. I would like to know if there is any ban on these publicaitons currently in effect.
09/27/2016
Response from mailroom staff A. Salas
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Bay View is currently under review and awaiting disapproval. If the newspaper is not disallowed then they will be issued to you, and if disallowed will be witheld and you will be issued an 1819 form.
09/28/2016
Subscriber asks about Centralized List of Disapproved Publications
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Is Bay View currently under Division of Adult Institutions review or CVSP review? Is BAy View under review for the Centralized List of Dissapproved Publications as a whole or only for individual issues? How come I never received 1819? What is the status of MIM Distributors? Where are my 1819s for MIM?
09/29/2016
Response from mailroom staff A. Salas
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Bay view is currently under Division of Adult Institutions review for all issues to be placed on the list of Dissaproved Centralized list. If a publication was recevied with your name on it then you would have been issued an 1819, so if you haven't recevied an 1819 then you haven't received a newspaper. MIM Distributors is also under review by DAI to be put on the Centralized Disapproved publications list.
10/01/2016
Subscriber files 602 grievance form [exact date unknown]
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I have attempted to file this 602 on two occassions. The first time I sent it in the Appeals Coordiantor returned it back to me saying that he was unable to accept it for review because the initial issue I included in the appeal (the disallowment of ULK 51) happened over 30 days ago, and according to CCR Title 15 I am only able to appeal something within 30 days of the incident. I then sent it back to him pointing out that the Title 15 specifically says that I can appeal something within 30 days of the incident or within 30 days of my first knowledge of its occurrence. Therefore I am well within my right since the mailroom never notified me and I only found out about this incident because I received your Unconfirmed Mail Form. I also pointed out how I'd already addressed all this in my appeal. Clearly then he must have either (a) not actually read the appeal (b) glossed over this in the appeal, or (c) most likely, he's just trying to illegally screen me out.
He subsequently returned it to me again stating that I am correct, however "...upon reviewing your note on teh CDC form 695, you are indicating the initial issue happened on 8/8/16 and did not have knowledge of it until later. Therefore, due to the fact that you have noted two separate issues on one appeal, you will have to rewrite to appeals per issue. Please correct your appeal so that it may be processed and ensure it is received in the Appeal's Office by 11/23/16..."
The Appeals Coordinator is referring to the fact that my 602 concerns ULK 51 and three other separate envelopes from you which I never received. I am also appealing the fact that I never received notification of the dissallowment. All this can be considered one issue and I am appealing it as such. I am also appealing the illegal censorship of Bay View. This is a second issue included.
The Title 15 says I cannot appeal two or more unrelated issues on a single appeal, but I can appeal a *related set of issues on a single appeal*. And this is what I"m doing. The AP knows this but he is obviously trying to screen me out. I will exsplain all this to the AP on Monday when I re-submit. Hopefully by then I will have more copies of the 602 so you can see what I'm talking about.
