Tommy Liles v. The South Carolina Department of Corrections, and William D. Leeke, Director

Tommy Liles, a South Carolina prisoner, seeks to appeal a denial by the district court (Hemphill, J.) of his “Application for Declaratory Judgment.”

In his petition to the district court, Liles complained of the procedures employed by the state prison authorities in the operation of the prison canteen. Alleging that inmates are not allowed to purchase articles from sources other than the canteen, that the prices charged at the canteen include a thirty per cent “administrative duty” added to the normal retail price, and that state sales taxes are imposed on the purchase price after the…