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GIVENS v. ALABAMA DEPT OF CORRECTIONS

No. 03-14086.

381 F.3d 1064 (2004)

Joseph G. GIVENS, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Michael W. Haley, individually, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 18, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald A. Chapman, Decatur, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kevin Christopher Newsom, Montgomery, AL, Andrew Weldon Redd, AL Dept. of Corrections, Montgomery, AL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BLACK and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges, and STROM, District Judge.

BLACK, Circuit Judge:

Alabama inmates participating in work release have part of their wages deposited by the state's Department of Corrections (the Department) in bank accounts in their names. Although interest accrues on these accounts, Department policy prohibits inmates from receiving it. Appellant Joseph G. Givens, a former work release participant, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming the Department's policy...

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