California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole
Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs
Subchapter 3 - Incarcerated Person Activities
Article 5 - Institution Publications
Section 3250.1 - Material Prohibited from Incarcerated Publications

Universal Citation: 15 CA Code of Regs 3250.1

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Incarcerated publications shall not contain material the institution head determines to be a threat to facility security or the safety of persons, or determines that it:

(1) Offends any race, gender, nationality, religious faith, or sexual preference.

(2) Is lewd, pornographic, sexually suggestive, libelous, has profane or vulgar terminology, or otherwise is prohibited pursuant to section 3006.

(3) Attacks any individual.

(4) Serves as a conveyance for individual complaints or substitute for the department's appeal process.

(b) The names or photographs of incarcerated persons or staff shall not be used without the individual's written permission.

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Section 5054, Penal Code; In re Williams (1984) 159 C.A. 3d 600, 205 Cal.Rptr. 903; Bailey v. Loggins (1982) 32 C.3d 907, 187 Cal.Rptr. 575; Diaz et al. v. Watts (1987) 189 Cal.App.3d 657, 234 Cal.Rptr. 334; and Miller v. California (1973) 413 U.S. 15, 93 S.Ct. 2607, rehg. den 414 U.S. 881, 94 S.Ct. 26.

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