no legitimate penological interest to ban victoria’s secret
in a minor landmark ruling, the 9th circuit court of appeals upheld a lower court ruling that stemmed from the washington state department of corrections banning bulk mail to prisoners.
Guess Who WANTS Junk Mail? [reuters, february 2, 2005]The “ban on non-subscription bulk mail and catalogs is not rationally related to a legitimate penological interest and is therefore unconstitutional,” he [Judge Arthur Alarcon] added.
so, it’s official. victoria’s secret and frederick’s of hollywood are ok in prison.
given the size of the american prison economy, it’s very important that marketing messages have access to this segment of the population.
besides, prisoners need more two-dimensional women.