Legal Opinion
Stewart M. Mann v. Dallas Smith
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1986No. 84-1985PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
A pretrial detainee at a county jail was subjected to a general rule under which inmates were forbidden, to receive newspapers and magazines. The proffered justification for this rule was a desire to reduce the threat of fires and clogged toilets. In view of the jail’s policy of allowing inmates to possess other material that was flammable and capable of being used to interfere with the plumbing, we hold that the rule is too underinclusive to be upheld under the applicable first amendment test.
The plaintiff also claims that he was denied his…
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