PLN Settles Censorship Suit Against Texas County Jail for $175,000
Apr 17, 2014
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In December 2013, Prison Legal News settled a federal lawsuit against Upshur County, Texas, that alleged unconstitutional censorship when PLN’s publications were rejected by jail officials. The suit, filed in October 2012, named the county, Sheriff Anthony Betterton, and Sheriff’s Lt. Jill McCauley as defendants. According to the complaint, the Upshur County jail’s inmate handbook