"That's good," the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in its unanimous, and somewhat snarky, opinion.

In it, the judges wrote: "In 2000, Aniston sued 'Celebrity Skin' magazine for publishing photos taken of her while sunbathing topless in her own backyard!" The three judges also identified Aniston as an actress who appeared in "several forgettable recent films." They named a couple: "Rumor Has It" and "Along Came Polly."

The appeals court said the prison's policy was reasonable — and Jackson could always get around it by ordering magazines.

Even though Aniston may not be in every issue he subscribed to, the court said, "the likelihood of an eventual photograph of her is sufficiently high to suffice as an alternative."

Jackson had argued a commercial photo would be less trouble for the prison than if he had to order several magazines to find the one picture of Aniston he wanted.

A spokesman for the state prison system referred questions to the state attorney general's office, which handled the case. A spokesman for that department did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

Jackson was sentenced to life in prison for murder in the 1993 killing of a woman who had just left a Milwaukee fast-food restaurant. He was 17 at the time of the murder.