Waters v. COM. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

Opinion by

Senior Judge Barbieri,

Stephen P. Waters, petitioner, an inmate presently serving a sentence of life imprisonment at the State Correctional Institution at Graterford (SCI-Graterford), has commenced two actions in mandamus coming under our original jurisdiction 1 against the Department of Corrections (Department) and various officials of SCIGraterford. 2 In one mandamus action, petitioner seeks a writ to compel the officials of SCI-Graterford and the Department, hereinafter referred to simply as respondents, to issue him writing implements and stationery free of charge so that he may…