What can they do to the guy?? He’s on a life sentence without possibility of parole. Would they shave him, head to toe, so he cannot create makeshift brushes? Put on hold his supply of paper? Hold his water so he cannot extract the dyes on the surface of M&M’s to paint his postcards? Holding his M&M’s may constitute “cruel and unnusual punishment”…
CNN.com – Prison: Killer broke rules with M&M art – Aug 4, 2006
The details of possible disciplinary action were unclear. A hearing on the matter will be held in the next few weeks, said Terry Thornton, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.