Re: Thoughts on homepages for felons?

harold e. pepinsky (pepinsky@indiana.edu)
Mon, 18 Aug 1997 16:05:23 -0500 (EST)

Thanks for asking Jim. I for one don't think being "responsible" for
posting a prisoner's views is any more dangerous than being responsible
for...let's say...my own home page. I'd base limitations simply on how
much volunteer labor you feel you have in you; you certainly do enough
service to us and others as it is. love and peace--hal
(pepinsky@indiana.edu)

On Mon, 18 Aug 1997, Jim Thomas wrote:

> I occasionally receive inquiries about how incarcerated felons,
> especially those challenging capital convictions, might set up a
> homepage and whether the Crit Crim death penalty page would be
> a "home" for such a page.
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> I have routinely said no, but we're happy to provide a link.
> But, this really seems a decision that the Division ought to make.
>
> What are your thoughts on sponsoring (as opposed to linking) prisoners'
> homepages? "Sponsoring" doesn't mean that we necessarily support the
> prisoner, but it does indicate that we, the Division, are the ones
> providing the space. It could also make the Division accountable
> for content. A link, by contrast, is simply "directions" to another
> address.
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> jt
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