Legal Opinion
Safley v. Turner
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided May 7, 1984No. 81-0891-CV-W-6, 82-0072-CV-W-6PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SACHS, District Judge.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Renz Correctional Institution (hereinafter “Renz”) contains male and female prisoners. Most of the female inmates located at Renz are medium and maximum security level offenders. Some of the male inmates need special protection from other prisoners in Missouri penal institutions.
2. A class action has been certified to determine the constitutional status of inmate-to-inmate correspondence, visitation privileges relating to former inmates, and the right to marry. The focus of inquiry is the Renz institution, but the rights…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Beard v. BanksSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Safley v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Smith v. Montgomery County, Md.District Court, D. Maryland · 1986
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