Hard Time
February, 1999
In 1996 Congress passed the Ensign amendment, which bars inmates in federal prisons from receiving material that is "sexually explicit or features nudity."Representative John Ensign (R--Nev.) convinced his colleagues that "Congress should not be fueling the sexual appetites of offenders, especially those who have been convicted of despicable sex offenses against women and children. Magazines that portray and exploit sex acts have no place in the rehabilitative environment of priso...
