Procuier v. Martinez

Procuier v. Martinez

Case: Procunier v. MartinezCite: 416 U.S. 396 (1974)

Facts: The issue was related to the freedom of expressions of prisoner. They were not allowed to communicate (through cards), interviews etc., with people outside the prison, neither the people from outside the prison were allowed to communicate through sending cards, conducting interviews or documentaries or any other material inside the prison. For instance, journalists were not allowed to talk with the prisoner, for any reason. This case raised the issue of prisoner's censorship. Therefore, in order to cater this issue, appropriate laws and regulations were required to be ...