Vaughan v. Singletary

By petition for writ of certiorari, Richard E. Vaughan seeks review of an order of the circuit court denying his petition for writ of mandamus. In his petition below, Vaughan challenged a prison disciplinary proceeding resulting from the discovery of certain articles of clothing characterized by the charging officer as “escape paraphernalia” because they had been fashioned to resemble street clothes. Vaughan admitted making the items, but asserted that they were merely pajamas and requested that they be produced for the disciplinary team’s inspection. That request was denied without…