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MIM(Prisons) is a cell of revolutionaries serving the oppressed masses inside U.$. prisons, guided by the communist ideology of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism.
[About Us]
Campaigns
- Build a United Front for Peace in Prisons (4/13/2025)
- End Security Risk Group Repression in North Carolina (4/08/2025)
- Prison Banned Books Week (4/05/2025)
- We Demand Our Grievances are Addressed! (2/12/2025)
- We Demand Our Grievances are Addressed in Pennsylvania (2/10/2025)
Recent Posts
- Update on NY Lockdowns and Wildcat Pig Strike
- The Practicalities of Combatting Addiction in Prison
- Walk To End All Hostilities
- Deportations Target Those Protesting Genocide and Fleeing Imperialist Violence
- Hundreds Join Campaign Against Validated Gang Repression in NC
Censorship
- Hughes Unit in TX (3/27/25)
- Valdosta State Prison in GA (3/23/25)
- Coffee Correctional Facility in GA (3/22/25)
- St Tammany Parish Jail in LA (3/20/25)
- Cummins Unit in AR (3/10/25)
SEARCH PRISON MAIL RULES
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| Submitted | Rule | Source | Documentation |
| 01/03/2014 | Operations Manual Article 41 - Inmate Mail | official document | Download File |
| 12/01/2011 | 15 CCR ? 3190(i)(7) "All publications, including books and subscriptions to periodicals, subject to section 3006. There shall be no "Approved Vendor Lists" for any publications. Inmates may receive publications from any publisher, book store or book distributor that does mail order business." | official document | |
| 12/01/2011 | 15 CCR ? 3190(i)(2) "Legal Material, including legal reference material, books, and legal pads not available in the institution canteen, pursuant to section 3161. There shall be no "Approved Vendor Lists" for any legal publications. Inmates may receive legal publications from any publisher, book store or book distributor that does mail order business." | official document | |
| 08/25/2007 | Ban on "receipt, possession, or distribution of literature/publications from the MIM to or by inmates" | official document | External Link |
Pelican Bay State Prison Rules
| Submitted | Rule | Source | Documentation |
| 08/25/2007 | All mail from MIM or with content from MIM is banned | official document | |
| 12/21/2010 | no used books | prisoner | |
| 01/03/2012 | Only 1 book shipment per month of 10 or less books. | prisoner | |
| 08/27/2014 | Can get 5 blank greeting cards per envelope. | prisoner | |
| 09/30/2017 | no hardcovers, new books only | prisoner |