The federal government and a private prison contractor can move forward with imposing discipline on a newspaper editor serving time in a San Francisco halfway house, despite claims that the punishment is in retaliation for his speech. Protestors show support for SF Bay View editor Keith “Malik” Washington during a demonstration outside of the Taylor Street Reentry Facility in San Francisco on Sunday, March 7. (photo from tweet by @MalikWa22046569) OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge on Thursday declined to stop prison officials from postponing a newspaper editor’s release from a halfway house, finding he must first seek relief through an administrative appeals process.