Nasir v. Morgan.U.S. Appeals Court PROHIBITION Nasir v. Morgan, 350 F.3d 366 (3rd Cir. 2003). A state inmate INMATE. One who dwells in a part of another's house, the latter dwelling, at the same time, in the said house. Kitch. 45, b; Com. Dig. Justices of the Peace, B 85; 1 B. & Cr. 578; 8 E. C. L. R. 153; 2 Dowl. & Ry. 743; 8 B. & Cr. 71; 15 E. C. L. R. 154; 2 Man. & Ry. 227; 9 B. & Cr. brought a [section] 1983 action against prison employees, alleging that they violated the First Amendment by banning correspondence between the inmate and a former prisoner, and violated the former prisoner's due process rights by failing to inform him of the ban on correspondence. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants and the appeals court affirmed af·firm v. af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms v.tr. 1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true. 2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm. v.intr. . The appeals court held that the prohibition on correspondence between inmates and former inmates did not violate the First Amendment, as applied to incoming mail and outgoing mail. The court noted that the regulation did not bar all forms of correspondence, leaving ample alternative means to communicate open to the inmates. (State Correctional Institution Noun 1. correctional institution - a penal institution maintained by the government detention camp, detention home, detention house, house of detention - an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile at Greensburg, Pennsylvania Greensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city is named after Nathaniel Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. ) |
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