Does a prisoner have a right to access the property of his or her personal property?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Alonso-Prieto v. Pierce, CASE NO. 1:11-cv-00024-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2012):
The Due Process Clause protects prisoners from being deprived of property without due process of law. Wolff, 418 U.S. 539 at 556. Prisoners have a protected interest in their personal property. Hansen v. May, 502 F.2d 728, 730 (9th Cir. 1974).
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