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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
- On Homelessness: A Growing Site of Lumpen Organizing
- Is Grievance Campaign Revolutionary?
- Prisoners Reaching Students on Palestine
- U.$. Continues Illegal Funding to Zionist Terrorists
- Donkeys and Elephants
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 |
Robert Presley Detention Center Rules
| Submitted | Rule | Source | Documentation |
| 09/24/2009 | Not Allowed: * Mail containing more than 10 individual photos per letter regardless of how the photos are printed. Pictures must not contain nudity, violent acts and/or gang-related signs or activities. * Mail written in gel-type ink * Mail written in crayon * Mail with lipstick imprinted on it * Polaroids * Stickers and labels * * Stick-on return address labels ** * Odor-causing substances like perfume or cologne that permeate the mail * Items containing glue or white-out * Marking pens * Felt-tip pens * Care packages * Flowers or candy * Ribbons * Phone cards * Greeting cards * Post cards * Plastic * Glitter * Tape * Stationery * Envelopes * Post-it Notes * Craft materials * Parchment paper * Black paper * Staples * Paper clips * Postage stamps (loose or book) * Cash or personal checks (U.S. Postal Money orders are accepted) * Hardback or leather-bound books (all books must come directly from a recognized publisher) * Stickers and/or labels refers to the generic decorative, adhesive type of sticker and has nothing to do with postage. If a sticker is on a letter, the letter is returned to the sender. If a sticker is on an envelope, the inmate is given the letter inside, but not the envelope. If the inmate requests the return address from the envelope, the address is torn off and given to the inmate. ** If a return address on an envelope is a sticker label, the envelope is not given to the inmate, but the inmate may copy down the return address. | official document | External Link |