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Injunction Allows Legal Mail Between Iowa Prisoners
Loaded on June 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
June, 2003, page 24
The U.S Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit recently upheld a preliminary injunction enjoining Iowa prison officials from interfering with prisoner-to-prisoner legal mail. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa imposed the injunction to ensure the prisoners' right of access to the courts was observed.
Filed under:
Prisoner Legal Assistance,
Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's,
Mail,
Mail Regulations,
Legal Mail.
Location:
Iowa.
Until …
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