Legal Opinion
Walton v. New York State Department of Correctional Services
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 14, 2007PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
George B. Ceresia, Jr., J.
The individual petitioners are family members and/or friends of inmates incarcerated within the New York State prison system. The Office of Appellate Defender and the New York State Defenders Association are nonprofit organizations which provide legal services to state inmates. All petitioners are or have been recipients of collect telephone calls from state inmates. The petitioners argue that they are being overcharged for the collect telephone calls which they receive.
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2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Walton v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
- Walton v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesNew York Court of Appeals · 2009