Section 309.05. Publications.

 

(1)  The department shall facilitate inmate reading of publications, including books, magazines, newspapers, and pamphlets.

(2)   Section DOC 309.04 applies to receipt of publications. In addition, the department shall restrict receipt of publications by inmates as follows:

(a) Inmates may only receive publications directly from the publisher or other recognized commercial sources in their packages.

(b) Inmates may not receive publications that:

1. Teach or advocate violence or hatred and present a danger to institutional security and order.

2. Teach or advocate behavior that violates the law of the state or the United States or the rules of the department.

3. Teach or describe the manufacture or use of weapons, explosives, drugs, or intoxicating substances.

4. Are injurious as defined in s. DOC 309.04 (4) (c) 8.

5. Teach or describe the manufacture or use of devices that create a substantial danger of physical harm to self or others.

(c) The department may not prohibit a publication on the basis of its appeal to a particular ethnic, racial, or religious audience or because of the political beliefs expressed therein.

(3)  If a publication is not delivered pursuant to sub. (2) , the department shall notify the inmate and the sender. The inmate may appeal the decision to the warden within 10 days of the decision.

Renum. and am. (1), (2), (3) from DOC 309.06 (1), (2), (3), Register, September, 1998, No. 513 , eff. 10-1-98.