Roy v. Florida Department of Corrections

Appellants, prisoners at Florida State Prison, appeal an order of the Department of Corrections, denying their petition under section 120.54(5), Florida Statutes, to amend prison rules governing inmates’ providing of legal assistance to other inmates, and prohibiting an inmate’s possession and distribution of legal documents and materials belonging to another inmate.

Florida Administrative Code Rule 33-3.006(l)(b), provides:(b) Any item or article not originally contraband shall be deemed contraband if it is passed from one inmate to another without authorization.

In the petition, appellants…