Prisons are for reform. Most prisoners are not there forever so they must be
reformed to operate in society once they are released. Part of that reform
should include keeping up on current events, however for Supreme Court nominee
Alito that is not necessarily the case.
When Judge Alito served on the U.S. Second Court of Appeals he filed the
dissent for a case arguing that Pennsylvania state prisons should be allowed to
withhold news from inmates. The court ended up ruling that this action would
violate the first amendment rights of prisoners but Alito did not agree. The
case is now being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
This is another reason why Alito should not serve on our highest court. He
has no respect for the constitution and the rights it guarantees us. Even though
criminals do get their rights limited it is not a reason to cut them off totally
from the happenings of our country. If they are not kept up to date with what is
happening in the country then how can we ever expect them to live in society
once they are released.
Raw Story has more on this.