GRASS v. SARGENT

No. 89-2957.

903 F.2d 1206 (1990)

Larry Wayne GRASS, Appellant, v. Willis SARGENT, Warden, Cummins Unit; A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 29, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Wayne Grass, pro se.

Before McMILLIAN, FAGG and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Larry Wayne Grass, an Arkansas inmate, appeals from the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint asserting a violation of his constitutional rights by the Arkansas Department of Correction's newly implemented policy prohibiting smoking in the prison visitation area during visiting hours.

There is no constitutional right to smoke in prison. See Doughty v. Board of County Comm'rs, 731 F.Supp. 423...

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