Authorities at the Florida State Prison have now banned three of four issues of the Militant since July 31, falsely charging that each one contains an article that is “dangerously inflammatory” and “advocates or encourages riot, insurrection, rebellion, organized prison…
After the Florida Department of Corrections Literature Review Committee upheld the banning of Militant issue no. 30, David Goldstein, the paper’s attorney, filed an appeal Aug. 24 challenging the ruling. The Militant was also informed that authorities at the same…
The Florida Department of Corrections Literature Review Committee “voted to uphold the impoundment of ‘The Militant, Vol. 84, No. 30,’” LRC chair Dean Peterson wrote David Goldstein, the Militant ’s attorney, Aug. 17, “which means the issue is rejected and…
In a victory for the rights of workers behind bars and freedom of the press, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections on Aug. 3 overturned a ban on the Militant at the Camp Hill State Correctional Institution. Five days later, the…
In an important victory for the rights of workers behind bars and of the press, Pennsylvania state prison officials overturned Camp Hill State Correctional Institution’s ban on issue no. 28 of the Militant on Aug. 3. The paper’s attorney, David…
