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Litigation

Feb. 13, 2014

Postcard-only policy challenged in Ventura County

A policy that restricts inmate mail at Ventura County Jail to the form of postcards is being challenged in federal court by a prison publication.


By Hamed Aleaziz


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A prison publication is challenging a policy that restricts incoming inmate mail at the Ventura County jail to allow only postcards.


A federal lawsuit, filed by Prison Legal News, a publication with commentary and news about current events in prisons and jails, is the latest in a line of challenges to "postcard-only" policies in jails nationwide and is the second against Ventura County'...

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