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Macomb Co. inmate suing state over porn ban in prison
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Jul 03, 2011 01:19pm |
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| Category | Idiocy |
| Author | Robert Snell |
| News Date | Sunday, July 3, 2011 07:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Detroit— A Macomb County inmate is suing Gov. Rick Snyder and the state, claiming he is being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment because jail rules ban pornographic materials.
Kyle Richards filed the five-page handwritten lawsuit June 10 in U.S. District Court in Detroit. He wants a judge to let inmates possess erotic/pornographic materials along with personal televisions, video game consoles and radios.
"Such living conditions have been used as a method of 'psychological warfare' against prisoners, in order to both destroy the morale of inmates and break the spirit of individuals," Richards, 21, wrote in a court filing.
The civil rights suit is the latest in a growing string of complaints filed by the Fraser man since last year in federal court. Federal judges have dismissed more than three of the cases, labeling them frivolous.
That distinction puts Richards in a special class. A federal judge simply can dismiss a case if the court tossed that inmate's previous lawsuits because they were frivolous, malicious or failed to state a claim, U.S. Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen wrote in a filing June 20.
For now, Richards' latest suit is pending — though misguided, officials say. |
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