Legal Opinion
Simpson v. County of Cape Girardeau
District Court, E.D. Missouri
Decided August 16, 2016No. Case No. 1:14-CV-13 (CEJ)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CAROL E. JACKSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
On January 1, 2014, the Cape Girardeau County jail imposed a “postcard only” policy for non-privileged correspondence to its inmates. Plaintiff Cheryl Simpson brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the policy impermis-sibly restricts the ability of outside correspondents to communicate with inmates, in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendment. Plaintiff seeks declaratory and injunctive relief.
The parties appeared for a bench trial on November 6, 2015. After considering the evidence presented and the…
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