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Date: 05 Nov 92 18:19:30 EST
>From: Gordon Meyer <72307.1502@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Subject: File 5--Computer Info off-limits to Federal Prisoners
COMPUTER INFORMATION OFF LIMITS FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS
WINDOWS magazine reports John D. Caulfield, Warden of the Federal
Prison Camp at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, has forbidden the
distribution of their publication to prisoners in his facility.
The publication received a letter from Warden Caulfield after sending
an issue to an un-named inmate. The complete letter is reprinted on
page 288 of the October 1992 issue. The letter says in part...
I have reviewed the publication entitled WINDOWS, the July
1992 issue, that was mailed to, (NAME REMOVED), a resident of
this facility, and have found the programming contents to be
unacceptable for introduction into this facility. Program
Statement 1232.3 entitled "Personal Computers" S13, PG,
states, "There will be no training in programming techniques,
programming languages, or computer repair."
Due to the information cited above, the July publication
entitled WINDOWS is not suited for introduction into this
facility.
No further explanation is given by the Warden. One wonders why the
institution feels the need to censor this information. It is true
that it is of limited usefulness while incarcerated, because the
inmate probably wouldn't have access to a computer to use, but if
anything this should _allow_ the distribution of technical
information, not inhibit it. Publications are often censored because
of the disruption they might cause within the facility. Clearly an
inmate attempting to learn C++ without access to a CPU is a threat to
no one. CuD intends to contact the Warden for more information
regarding this bizarre rule and will report any additional information
in a future issue.
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