Today, Knight First Amendment Institute, EFF & The Social Justice Legal Foundation filed a complaint challenging a California jail system’s policy banning physical mail, which we argue violates the First and Fourth Amendments, federal religious freedom law & the CA constitution. /1 knightcolumbia.org/content/incarc…

BREAKING! Knight First Amendment Institute EFF The Social Justice Legal Foundation have filed the first lawsuit in the country against the elimination and digitization of mail in prisons and jails. We hope this reverses this problematic trend. Incarcerated people deserve to hold their mail. knightcolumbia.org/content/incarc…

It's about time!!! I've been taking meetings with attorneys for two years waiting for this moment. We're so grateful to Knight First Amendment Institute EFF and The Social Justice Legal Foundation for taking this on. It's so critical.

The @SFChronicle reports on the lawsuit filed by EFF, Knight First Amendment Institute & The Social Justice Legal Foundation: “San Mateo County sued for forcing inmates to read mail on computers, destroying hard copies” sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

Read more about the lawsuit that EFF, Knight First Amendment Institute, and The Social Justice Legal Foundation filed challenging San Mateo County’s unconstitutional jail mail policy. eff.org/deeplinks/2023…

Malti Prasad - among plaintiffs represented by EFF, Knight First Amendment Institute & The Social Justice Legal Foundation in a lawsuit challenging an unconstitutional jail mail policy - speaks out in the @MercNews: “Why should San Mateo County jail ban handwritten letters from loved ones?” mercurynews.com/2023/03/29/opi…

Eyewitness accounts - including video - are powerful tools to expose unlawful violence and hold police accountable. HB 85 would have a chilling effect on people who observe misconduct. It is scheduled for a floor debate and vote this Thursday (5/11). #lalege

"Mail is a right," said Zach Kirk, an organizer with @SVDebug, one of the groups that led the rally. San Mateo's mail ban "decreases the amount of contact between families and their loved ones inside, and decreases any chance of rehabilitation." rwcpulse.com/location/san-m…

PRESS RELEASE OUT NOW 🗣️ We are thrilled with Judge Bernal's decision to deny GEO's motion to dismiss. The The Social Justice Legal Foundation team shares what this victory means for the plaintiffs on the case 🙌 🔗 ic4ij.org/press-statemen…