Knight v. Keane.

PositionPrisoner sues superintendent of a correctional facility - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

OUTGOING MAIL

Knight v. Keane, 247 F.Supp.2d 379 (S.D.N.Y. 2002). An inmate brought an action against the superintendent of a correctional facility and other officers and officials under [section] 1983. The court denied the defendants' motion to dismiss. According to the court, the issue of whether legitimate penological interests existed for interference with the prisoner's outgoing mail could not be resolved at the motion to dismiss phase. The court noted that there...

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