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Jewell v. Gonzales

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided March 17, 2006No. Civil Action 97-408 EriePublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.

In this Bivens action, 1 a class of inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution (“Fci”) jn McKean, Pennsylvania challenges the constitutionality of a Program Statement issued by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”), as well as an “Institutional Supplement” issued by FCI-McKe-an, which prohibit the showing of unedited “R” rated movies to prisoners. Named as Defendants are Alberto Gonzales, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States, Harley G. Lappin, in his official capacity as Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and…

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