Leonard G. Tillman v. Lebanon County Correctional Facility Robert L. Raiger, Warden

In his pro se complaint, Tillman, a state prisoner, alleges that the Lebanon County prison took half of the money in his wallet, as well as half of the money orders sent to him, to pay the balance of a daily $10 charge incurred during an earlier prison sentence. The prison took this money pursuant to a policy adopted by the Lebanon County Prison Board. Tillman states, “I sign [sic] no agreement or contracts to have them take my money.” His counseled brief on appeal similarly attacks the prison’s basis for taking his money, stating that “no court, nor any statute, authorizes the imposition of…