Commonwealth v. Wiseman

This bill seeks, among other relief, to enjoin all showings of a film entitled “Titicut Follies,” containing scenes at Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Bridge-water (Bridgewater), to which insane persons charged with crime and defective delinquents may be committed. See G. L. c. 125, § 19, as amended through St. 1967, c. 619, § 2. The film was made between April 22, and June 29, 1966. Mr. Wiseman and Bridgewater Film Company, Inc. (BFC) appeal from an interlocutory decree, an order for a decree, and the final decree which enjoins showing the film “to any audience” and requires Mr.…