Legal Opinion
Nichols, Wool v. Hofmann
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 30, 2010No. 2008-510PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
¶ 1. Plaintiffs, prison inmates housed at the Lee Adjustment Center, a privately operated prison in Beattyville, Kentucky, appeal the dismissal of their petition for injunctive relief seeking both the right to use debit cards for telephone calls and the availability of free postage stamps. We reverse and remand.
¶ 2. Plaintiffs were convicted and sentenced in Vermont and then transferred to the Kentucky prison pursuant to a contract be tween the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the company that manages the prison. Since plaintiffs’…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Basim Esmail, Zabco Enterprises, Incorporated, and Nazco Enterprises, Incorporated v. Samuel T. MacRane Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Bock v. GoldSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008
- Lubinsky v. Fair Haven Zoning BoardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1986
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3Cited by24 opinions
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