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DESCRIPTION:Under the guise of “obscenity” regulations, the California Department 
 of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCr) has proposed sweeping new 
 political censorship rules for mail going both into and out of the prisons. 
 If these changes are approved, CDCR will permanently ban any documents it 
 defines as "contraband," including political publications and 
 correspondence that should be protected by First Amendment constitutional 
 rights. \n\nCDCR states that the purpose of these censorship rules are to 
 forbid “publications that indicate an association with groups that are 
 oppositional to authority and society.” This ominous language reveals the 
 political underpinnings of the proposed changes. Prison officials are 
 attempting to increase the political, mental and emotional isolation of 
 people in solitary confinement struggling to resist an already crushing 
 physical isolation.\n\nThe public comment period will close June 17, 2014, 
 at 5:00 p.m. Any person may submit public comments in writing (by mail, by 
 fax, or by e-mail) regarding the proposed changes. To be considered by the 
 Department, comments must be submitted to the CDCR, Regulation and Policy 
 Management Branch, P.O. Box 942883, Sacramento, CA 94283-0001; by fax at 
 (916) 324-6075; or by e-mail at RPMB@cdcr.ca.gov before the close of the 
 comment period.\n\nThe public hearing will take place in Sacramento. There 
 is no oversight for the CDCR in regards to regulations so we must make our 
 voices heard!\n\n--\n\nFight Prison Censorship, Free Prisoner 
 Voices\nhttps://www.facebook.com/FightPrisonCensorship\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/06/04/18756956.php
SUMMARY:Public Hearing for CDCR Proposed Censorship Regulation Changes
LOCATION:Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Kern Room \n1515 S Street – 
 North Building \nSacramento, CA 95811
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/06/04/18756956.php
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