Russo v. Alabama Department of Corrections

Victor Joseph Russo, an inmate in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections (“ADOC”) who is currently confined at the St. Clair Correctional Facility, appeals the Montgomery Circuit Court’s dismissal of his action against ADOC challenging the implementation of a policy charging a $1.00 processing fee for money orders and cashier’s checks deposited in an inmate’s “prisoner money on deposit” (“PMOD”) account. We dismiss his appeal.

Russo alleges in his complaint that ADOC does not have “legislative or other valid authority for taking a dollar off his incoming money as a processing…