California Bans Inmates Rights Lawyer From Prisons
California corrections officials have barred a prominent legal advocate from visiting prison inmates, saying they are investigating unspecified threats created by one of her volunteers.The letter, bearing Tuesday’s date and the signature of corrections Undersecretary Martin Hoshino, cites a pending investigation into an unspecified “threat” created by a retired paralegal who worked as a volunteer for McMahon and had last visited Pelican Bay inmates in may.in a copy of the letter provided to The Times, a check mark appears next to the words “The person’s presence in the institution/facility presents a serious threat to security.” No details are provided.McMahon and another civil rights attorney were also banned from prisons during the inmate hunger strikes of 2011. Those bans were lifted months later with no findings of wrongdoing.