Given exactly how big the Internet is for free speech, I'd call this government interference in speech from those with a viewpoint in opposition to its. I can see some restraints on speech in prison itself... but not on someone who is supposedly safe enough to be let out, even under supervision. (I would also point out that this ties into the action of drug laws to cause the disenfranchisement of felony drug offenders. I see no reason to suppose that felony drug offenders (as with any other crime that shouldn't be one) would be any less competent to vote than the average, everyday person (otherwise known as the average idiot)). -Allen
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WASHINGTON (Dec 16, 1996 4:54 p.m. EST) - The U.S. government announced Monday it will impose restrictions on parolees' use of the Internet, saying it was responding to "increased criminal use" of the worldwide computer network.
The United States Parole Commission said it was acting in response to the "surge of 'how-to' information available on the Internet and other computer online services relating to such offenses as child molestation, hate crimes and the illegal use of explosives."
The restrictions include requiring a parolee to get prior written approval from the commission to use information services such as an Internet service provider.
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