Rice v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, J.:

Petitioners, who are inmates at Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF), challenge the constitutionality of two of respondents’ regulations. The first, K.A.R. 44-12-601(q)(l), requires that all inmate purchases of books, newspapers, and periodicals be made through their inmate account. The second, Internal Management Policy and Procedure (IMPP) 11-101, among other things, limits the amount of inmates’ monthly spending. The joint effect is to restrict the amount of subscriptions to newspapers and magazines the inmates receive — through monetarily…