ACLU Sues S.C. Jail Over Bible-Only Policy

Submitted by Bibliofuture on October 8, 2010 - 12:07pm
Topic: 
Legal Issues

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing a South Carolina jail over a policy that prohibits inmates from having any reading materials other than the Bible.

Full story at NPR

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on October 8, 2010 - 4:54pm.

How could they think this policy would pass muster?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on October 8, 2010 - 5:55pm.

Policy is probably decades old.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on October 12, 2010 - 12:28pm.

Inmates will always need something to use to hide stuff in, use for home made cigarettes and of course to wipe their bums on.
Surely depriving them of that is against their human rights? :P

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