Friday, June 8, 2012

Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Inmate

{Louisville, Kentucky}...Thursday, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that 66 year old Raymond Miller showed enough evidence that his legal mail had been reviewed by prison employees to raise a claim under the First Amendment. The decision allows Miller to pursue damages over the issue. U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II dismissed the lawsuit in 2011, saying Miller couldn't show that his legal mail had been reviewed. Miller is being held at Blackburn Correctional Complex in Lexington, where he is serving eight years for theft in Boone County.