Puckett v. Bruce

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J.:

William Puckett, an inmate within the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections (DOC), filed this K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 60-1501 habeas corpus action alleging that the DOC could not collect restitution from his inmate account while he was in custody. The district court held that the DOC could collect restitution from Puckett’s inmate account with the exception of $10 per month. The DOC appealed, and Puckett cross-appealed. We transferred the case from the Court of Appeals pursuant to K.S.A. 20-3018(c).

On January 22, 2001, Puckett escaped…