Prisoner Sues Corrections Department Over Newsletter

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An inmate at Waupun state prison has filed a federal lawsuit claimingthe Department of Correctionsviolated his first amendment rights by banning his access to a prison reform newsletter.At issue in the suit is where the state can draw the line between protecting security and protecting free speech. Gil Halsted reports…

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