Givens v. Alabama Dept. of Corrections.

• Position: EX-OFFENDERS - Violation of property right - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

CLAIMS

Givens v. Alabama Dept. of Corrections, 381 F.3d 1064 (11th Cir. 2004). A former inmate who had participated in a work release program brought a [section] 1983 action, alleging that a corrections policy that prohibited inmates from receiving interest on wages deposited in bank accounts constituted an unlawful taking. The district court dismissed the claims and the inmate appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the policy was not an unconstitutional taking in light of the fact that no property...