Exercise and recreation.

12. Exercise and Recreation U.S. Appeals Court Wolf v. Ashcroft, 297 F.3d 305 (3rd Cir. 2002). Federal prisoners brought a class action MOVIES challenging a prison policy that prevented prisoners from viewing movies with a rating of "restricted" or higher. The district court entered judgment on the pleadings in favor of the government. The appeals court reversed and remanded. The appeals court held that the district court did not conduct a "proper, thorough analysis" under Turner v. Safley because it did not articulate a relevant penological interest or the prohibition's relationship to it, and considered only the first prong of Turner. The appeals court held that the district court should not have relied...

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