28 C.F.R. § 540.20
Inmate correspondence with representatives of the news media
(a) An inmate may write through “special mail” to representatives of the news media specified by name or title (see § 540.2(b)).
(b) The inmate may not receive compensation or anything of value for correspondence with the news media. The inmate may not act as reporter.
(c) Representatives of the news media may initiate correspondence with an inmate. Staff shall open incoming correspondence from representatives of the media and inspect for contraband, for its qualification as media correspondence, and for content which is likely to promote either illegal activity or conduct contrary to Bureau regulations.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2021 · leading case: Jordan v. Pugh, 504 F. Supp. 2d 1109 (D. Colo. 2007).
Jordan v. Pugh, 504 F. Supp. 2d 1109 (D. Colo. 2007). “Jordan challenges the constitutionality of 28 C.F.R. § 540.20 (b), a prison regulation which provides that an “inmate may not act as reporter or publish under a byline.”
Jordan v. Pugh, 425 F.3d 820 (10th Cir. 2005). “” 28 C.F.R. § 540.20 (b). Plaintiff Mark Jordan is a federal inmate who was punished for publishing under a byline after he successfully submitted two articles for publication in a magazine.”
Howard Meadows v. Hal R. Hopkins, Warden, F.C.I., 713 F.2d 206 (6th Cir. 1983). “The plaintiffs contend that the federal regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 540.20 1 , restricting the *208 number of free stamps is unconstitutional because it is not sufficient to meet the ordinary mailing needs of indigent inmates.”
McGowan v. United States, 94 F. Supp. 3d 382 (E.D.N.Y 2015). “” He characterizes the regulation as follows: “28 C.F.R. § 540.20 specifically directs BOP staff not to discipline inmates for publishing under a byline” (emphasis in original).”
Lyons v. Clark, 694 F. Supp. 184 (E.D. Va. 1988). “At all times during his incarceration at FCI-Peters-burg, petitioner has been employed in prison industries and has made numerous purchases of postage stamps.”
Martin v. Rison, 741 F. Supp. 1406 (N.D. Cal. 1990). “The other is 28 C.F.R. § 540.20 (b) (1988): The inmate may not receive compensation or anything of value for correspondence with the news media.”
Sec'y, Dep't of Pub. Saf. & Corr. Servs. v. Allen, 406 A.2d 104 (Md. 1979). “35955 , 35962 (1979) (to be codified in 28 CFR § 540.20 ) (All federal inmates receive five first-class stamps per month, but those “without funds or sufficient postage” may send legal mail at government expense.”
James David McBroom v. Minnesota Corr. Facility - Oak Park Heights (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). “” Written above the address were the words “Special/Privileged Mail Per: 28 C.F.R. § 540.20 (a).” Inside each envelope was a poem that contained derogatory, sexual descriptions of mailroom staff.”
Jordan v. Pugh, 705 F. App'x 771 (10th Cir. 2017). “I In 2002, a federal inmate named Mark Jordan, who at the time was housed in the Administrative Maximum Unit in Florence, Colorado, filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a prison regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 540.20 (b), that forbid inmates from “act[ing] as a reporter…”
Smadi v. True (S.D. Ill. 2021). “02 and 28 C.F.R. §§ 540.20 , 504.204). To the extent he challenges the policies themselves, the Supreme Court has made clear that Bivens is “not a proper vehicle for altering an entity’s policy.”
Gottesfeld v. Horwitz (S.D.N.Y. 2020). “” 28 CFR § 540.20 . Subject to certain exceptions, “outgoing special mail may be sealed by the inmate and is not subject to inspection.”
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McGowan v. United States, 94 F. Supp. 3d 382 (E.D.N.Y 2015). “” He characterizes the regulation as follows: “28 C.F.R. § 540.20 specifically directs BOP staff not to discipline inmates for publishing under a byline” (emphasis in original).”
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