MYERS v. HUNDLEY

No. 95-3901.

101 F.3d 542 (1996)

Chris MYERS, Jr., David Allen Sheldon, and Kurtis D. Strohbehn, Appellants, v. Thomas HUNDLEY, Ruth McVay, Jim Helling, John Emmett, Debbie Nichols, Mike Anderson, Ron Welder, and Sally Halford, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 27, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip B. Mears, Iowa City, IA, argued, for appellants.

Kristin Wright Ensign, Des Moines, IA, argued (Layne M. Lindebak, and Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General of Iowa, Des Moines, IA, on the brief), for appellees.

Before McMILLIAN, LAY, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Certain inmates at the Iowa State Penitentiary ("ISP") challenged the prison's idle-pay policy, and the district court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

I.

Inmates in administrative segregation at the Iowa State Penitentiary receive $7.70 per month in idle pay. From this sum, they must buy necessary hygiene supplies (such as soap and toothpaste...

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