KENNETH WASHINGTON ET AL.
v.
LARRY R. MEACHUM, COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION
Supreme Court of Connecticut.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 26, 1996.
Officially released August 6, 1996.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Philip D. Tegeler and Carl Riehl, pro hac vice, with whom were Brett Dignam and, on the brief, Martha Stone and J. L. Pottenger, Jr., for the appellants-appellees (plaintiffs).
Stephen J. O'Neill, assistant attorney general, with whom were Henri Alexandre and Steven R. Strom, assistant attorneys general, and, on the brief, Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, and Jane R. Rosenberg, assistant attorney general, for the appellee-appellant (defendant).
Norman B. Teague and Syrie Davis Fried filed a brief for the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers' Association et al. as amici curiae.
Callahan, Borden, Berdon, Norcott and Palmer, JS.
Supreme Court of Connecticut.
CALLAHAN, J.
This appeal arises from a class action filed by the plaintiffs,1 inmates of Connecticut correctional institutions, against the defendant, Larry R. Meachum, the commissioner of the department of correction (department),2 in his individual and official capacities, challenging certain department regulations governing inmate use of the telephone and mail...
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