Weinlood v. Simmons

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, C.J.:

This is a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) action by certain inmates of the Hutchinson Correctional Facility against Charles Simmons, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Corrections, challenging the assessment of service fees against them pursuant to K.A.R. 44-5-115 (1996 Supp.). Defendant Secretary appeals from the district court’s judgment that:

1. the assessment of service fees for administering inmates’ trust accounts was violative of the inmates’ due process rights because the fees were paid to the

crime victims compensation fund rather…