Johnson v. King

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Today’s case stems from the South Mississippi Correctional Institution’s (SMCI) decision to confiscate all inmates’ 16-ounce opaque drinking mugs, including one belonging to inmate Zachary Johnson. The decision was based on prison officials finding multiple inmates, other than Johnson, had altered the drinking mugs to conceal cell phones, cell phone parts, or drugs. The drinking mugs were deemed a security risk, classified as contraband, and confiscated from all SMCI inmates. On or about May 21, 2010, Johnson submitted a request for administrative remedy through…