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NV: Judge: No typewriters for prisoners

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Judge: No typewriters for prisoners By BRENDAN RILEY Associated Press Writer 08/28/2008 CARSON CITY, Nev.?A ban on personal typewriters for Nevada prison inmates, who have used them for decades to prepare appeals of their sentences, has been upheld by a federal court judge. U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks of Reno ruled that the state Department of Corrections ban on typewriters for inmates was constitutional and didn't block inmates from access to the courts. "The ban on typewriters occurred because prison officials determined that possession of typewriters aid the ability of inmates to breach safety and security," Hicks said in his ruling Wednesday, adding, "It cannot be disputed that the state has a legitimate interest in maintaining security and order in its prisons...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on August 30, 2008 (boomark / email).