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PLN Sues Dallas County Jail for Censorship
Loaded on April 15, 2007
published in Prison Legal News
April, 2007, page 17
On February 26, 2007, Prison Legal News filed suit against the Dallas County Jail in Dallas, Texas, challenging the jail?s total ban on magazines and newspapers. PLN claims the policy, which took effect on March 31, 2006, violates the publication?s right to free speech and due process of law. PLN ...
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