What is a prisoner's right to access his personal property?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Johnson v. Wilson, Case No. 1:16-CV-00710-LJO-SAB (E.D. Cal. 2016):

Prisoners have a protected interest in their personal property. Hansen v. May, 502 F.2d 728, 730 (9th Cir. 1974). Although an authorized, intentional deprivation of property is actionable under

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