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MIM(Prisons) is a cell of revolutionaries serving the oppressed masses inside U.$. prisons, guided by the communist ideology of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism.
[About Us]
Campaigns
- We Demand Our Grievances are Addressed! (11/03/2024)
- Reject the I$raeli Settler State, Support the People of Palestine (10/30/2024)
- Prison Banned Books Week (10/20/2024)
- Build a United Front for Peace in Prisons (9/30/2024)
- Serve the People Political Books for Prisoners Program (9/21/2024)
Recent Posts
- The Reality of Double-Double Consciousness
- Maoist Movie Review: The Persynal Revolution of Inez de la Paz
- Happy Mass Murder Day
- On Homelessness: A Growing Site of Lumpen Organizing
- Is Grievance Campaign Revolutionary?
Censorship
- Valdosta State Prison in GA (9/22/24)
- 4th Ave Jail in AZ (9/18/24)
- Bledsoe County Correctional Complex in TN (9/18/24)
- Suwanee Correctional Institution in FL (9/15/24)
- GEO Bay Correctional Facility in FL (9/15/24)
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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 |