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O'CONNELL v. SOUTHWORTH

Civ. A. No. 76-431.

422 F.Supp. 182 (1976)

James O'CONNELL, Individually and in his capacity as Acting President of the National Prisoners' Reform Association, et al. v. Bradford SOUTHWORTH, in his capacity as Director of the Department of Corrections, and William F. Laurie, Jr., in his capacity as Assistant Director for Adult Services.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

October 15, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Edward Farley, Asst. Public Defender, Inmate Legal Assistance, W. Warwick, R. I., for plaintiffs.

Edward F. Burke, Chief Legal Counsel, Dept. of Corrections (R. I.), Providence, R. I., for defendants.

OPINION

PETTINE, Chief Judge.

This case is before the Court upon plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction. Plaintiffs, all inmates at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), Cranston, Rhode Island, are the presidents of the National Prisoners' Reform Association, the ACI Jaycees, the Bilalian Society, and the Latin American Society, all prisoners' organizations. Defendant Southworth is Director of the Department of Corrections of the State of Rhode...

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