· 5/5/2000
Hackett v. Horn
Citations
- 751 A.2d 272
- 2000 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 232
How courts have described this case
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- observing that denial of access to legal documents may constitute a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments
- finding that a prison regulation limiting each inmate to ten books and one box of legal materials was valid
- explaining that “limitations imposed . . . on materials, including legal materials, that may be kept in an inmate’s cell are reasonably related to the legitimate penological goals of safety, security[,] and fire hazard concerns”
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Judges: Colins, McGinley, Jiuliante
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