VA Prison Policy for Access to Literature Unconstitutional
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Posted: 5:13 PM Sep 2, 2010
VA Prison Policy for Access to Literature Unconstitutional
RICHMOND, Va. (AP)
A federal judge has declared the Virginia prison system's policy on inmates' access to literature unconstitutional.
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A federal judge has declared the Virginia prison system's policy on inmates' access to literature unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge James Turk in Roanoke ruled in favor of inmate William Couch, who was denied access to the books "Ulysses" and "Lady Chatterly's Lover." Prison officials cited a policy that gives them broad authority to deny access to sexually explicit reading material.

Turk said in an opinion Wednesday that there is no logical connection between the ban and the state's interests in inmate rehabilitation and maintaining order. The decision was first reported by The Roanoke Times.

Department of Corrections spokesman Larry Traylor declined to comment.

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