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State v. Love

Citations

  • 589 N.W.2d 49
  • 1998 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 300
  • 1998 WL 896857

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  • holding that (1) prisoners have protected property interest in prison allowance subject to deductions authorized in Iowa Code section 904.702 and (2) department has discretion in allocating the allowances but may make only those deductions authorized by statute
  • verifying that prisoners do not have a constitutional right to retain full amount of prison wages, and are not entitled to a pre-deprivation hearing regarding statutory deductions from such funds
  • “The allowance is a gratuitous payment and is not a wage arising out of an employment relationship.” (emphasis in original) (cleaned up)
  • “An inmate does not have a constitutional right to prison wages.”

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Judges: McGiverin, Carter, Lavorato, Snell, Cady

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