Jack is incarcerated in the Southwest State Prison.He has been there for the past 12 years and has over 30 years left on his sentence.While incarcerated,his communication with his family has been restricted;most notably,any letters that he has attempted to send that criticize the conditions of the prison have been censored.If Jack were to argue that his First Amendment rights are being violated,he would cite the U.S.Supreme Court decision in:
A)Cruz v.Beto.
B)Procunier v.Martinez.
C)Cooper v.Pate.
D)Wolff v.McDonnell.

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In Procunier v. Martinez, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified that censorship of prisoner mail must be justified by a legitimate penological interest, and that such censorship may not be used to suppress criticism of prison conditions. Therefore, citing this decision would be the most relevant for Jack to argue that his First Amendment rights are being violated by the prison's censorship of his critical letters.

Jack Is Incarcerated in the Southwest State Prison