Skip to content
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press homepage
Our Work
What We Do
Litigation
Amicus Briefs and Comments
Local Legal Initiative
ProJourn
Freedom of the Press Awards
Legal Resources
All Guides and Resources
Election Legal Guide
Reporters’ Recording Guide
Open Government Guide
Trainings
Free Press Topics
All Topics
Content Restrictions
Court Access
Freedom of Information
Libel and Privacy
Newsgathering
Prior Restraint
Reporter’s Privilege
Who We Are
Staff
Steering Committee
Contact Us
Annual Report
Our History
Logo and Brand Guidelines
Get Involved
Donate to the Reporters Committee
Ways to Give
Work With Us
Open mobile menu
Legal Hotline
Search
Submit
Our Work
What We Do
Litigation
Amicus Briefs and Comments
Local Legal Initiative
ProJourn
Freedom of the Press Awards
Legal Resources
All Guides and Resources
Election Legal Guide
Reporters’ Recording Guide
Open Government Guide
Trainings
Free Press Topics
All Topics
Content Restrictions
Court Access
Freedom of Information
Libel and Privacy
Newsgathering
Prior Restraint
Reporter’s Privilege
Who We Are
Staff
Steering Committee
Contact Us
Annual Report
Our History
Logo and Brand Guidelines
Get Involved
Donate to the Reporters Committee
Ways to Give
Work With Us
Search
Submit
Our social media accounts
twitter
linkedin
facebook
Prisons
Posts
Proposed bill would extend public records law to private prisons
Proposed legislation that would apply existing public records laws to all prisons housing federal inmates was discussed during a congressional…
January 26, 2010
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
view more
Governor again vetoes open government bills
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed two bills this week that were designed to bring greater transparency and accountability to California's public colleges.…
October 14, 2009
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
view more
Prison newspaper wins open records suit in Tennessee
Prison Legal News won a victory in its pursuit of public records from Corrections Corporations of America, a private company…
August 11, 2009
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
view more
Judge says private prisons are subject to open records laws
A Tennessee judge ruled on Tuesday that a private prison company based there is subject to public records laws, according to The…
July 31, 2008
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
view more
Judge dismisses Arkansas reporters' execution lawsuit
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright rejected a lawsuit Monday by Arkansas journalists who argued that they had a…
January 9, 2008
Categorized in
Newsgathering
view more
Posts navigation
Newer posts