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Judge Rules Against DOC Over Newsletter

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A federal judge in Madison has ruled that the Wisconsin Department of Corrections violated an inmates free speech rights by refusing to let him read a prisoners rights newsletter.The May 23rd ruling from Judge Barbara Crabb includes a brief history lesson for the DOC on the role of censorship in a free society. Gil Halsted reports…

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