We have gotten to the point now that prisons are a more comfy place to live than the outside world. Cable tv, computer access, air conditioning, 3 square meals a day, etc. Only thing missing for some is apparently access to porn. From The Detroit News:
Macomb Co. inmate suing state over porn ban in prisonA Macomb County inmate is suing Gov. Rick Snyder and the state, claiming he is being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment because jail rules ban pornographic materials.
Kyle Richards filed the five-page handwritten lawsuit June 10 in U.S. District Court in Detroit. He wants a judge to let inmates possess erotic/pornographic materials along with personal televisions, video game consoles and radios.
"Such living conditions have been used as a method of 'psychological warfare' against prisoners, in order to both destroy the morale of inmates and break the spirit of individuals," Richards, 21, wrote in a court filing.
The civil rights suit is the latest in a growing string of complaints filed by the Fraser man since last year in federal court. Federal judges have dismissed more than three of the cases, labeling them frivolous.
Believe it or not, MI prisons DO allow inmates to possess porn with a few exceptions. Playboy and Penthouse magazines are allowed. But depictions simulated rape, bestiality and sadomasochism is forbidden. Apparently that's cruel and unusual punishment. How much you wanna bet that there are actual federal judges that would indeed agree with such an absurd assertion. More background:
In legal filings, Richards says he suffers from chronic masturbation syndrome and severe sexual discomfort, which he labeled physical ailments caused by living conditions behind bars.
I wonder if he read about this:
Judge Grants Right to Masturbate to Internet Porn at Work. By the way, do you know that pedophile sex predators
are given Viagara in Britain?
