U.S. v. Rios-Flores.

• Position: Prisoner moved to dismiss an indictment against him for possession - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

PRIVATE OPERATOR

U.S. v. Rios-Flores, 318 F.Supp.2d 452 (W.D.Tex. 2003). An inmate in a privately owned and operated jail moved to dismiss an indictment against him for possession of a prohibited item in a federal prison. The district court granted the motion, finding that the state-contracted correctional facility, which contained mostly federal prisoners and detainees but which also contained county prisoners...