Duamutef v. Hollins’s Empirical Analysis

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7 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “It is true that the publication that sparked their decision to institute the mail watch was a harmless economics book. A title containing the phrase "Blood in the Streets," however, could arouse concern in any reasonable prison official. Even if, as the district court suggested, a jury could find that a more thorough examination of the book would have assuaged such concerns, we find that it is generally sufficient for a prison official to base a security decision on the title alone. Considering the limited resources of prison systems and the intense pressure to prevent security problems, we cannot expect more of corrections personnel in most circumstances.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Daker v. Ferrero · 475 F. Supp. 2d 1325 - Daker v. Ferrero

2. “prison officials must be given latitude to anticipate the probable consequences of certain speech, and must be allowed to take reasonable steps to forestall violence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Burns v. Martuscello

3. “deliberately misaddress[ing] mail containing correspondence advocating violent overthrow of the government,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Shakur v. Selsky