Does a prison inmate have First Amendment rights that are not inconsistent with his status as a prisoner?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Cranford v. King, Case No. 1:14-cv-01002-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2014):
"[A] prison inmate retains those First Amendment rights that are not inconsistent with his status as a prisoner or with the legitimate penological objectives of the corrections system." Pell v. Procunier, 417 U.S. 817, 822 (1974).
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