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Ark. prison dept. asks judge to ban book for prisoner

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Ark. prison dept. asks judge to ban book for inmate June 22, 2010 LITTLE ROCK (AP) ? The Arkansas Department of Correction is asking a federal judge to ban an attorney from giving an inmate a book about prison accreditation standards. Steven Sera, a convicted rapist, filed suit to gain access to ?Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions,? which includes requirements prisons must meet to be accredited by the American Correctional Association. Sera?s attorney, John Wesley Hall, says he?ll give the book to his client unless a court order prevents him from doing so. State officials say the book could be used to facilitate escapes. U.S. District Judge Leon Holmes hasn?t yet ruled on the state?s request to ban Hall from giving Sera the book...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on June 23, 2010 (boomark / email).