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· 6/11/1986

United States v. Hilton Jerry Kelton

Citations

  • 791 F.2d 101

How courts have described this case

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  • finding no Fourth Amendment violation where prison official inspected and copied prisoner’s outgoing mail because conduct was justified in light of legitimate objectives of the prison system
  • interest in deterring criminal activity allowed officials to open and copy outgoing mail
  • interest in deterring criminal activity allowed officials to open and copy outgoing mail

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Judges: McMillian, Bowman, Hanson

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