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MN Passes Laws Against Prison Litigators
Loaded on Oct. 15, 1995
published in Prison Legal News
October, 1995, page 19
The 1995 session of the Minnesota state legislature passed laws aimed directly at jailhouse layers. MN Statute § 243.241 titled "Civil Action Money Damages" was created. It states: "Money damages recovered in a civil action by an inmate confined in a state correctional facility or released from a state correctional ...
Filed under:
Civil Procedure,
Damages,
Frivolous Litigation,
Seizure of Prisoner Funds,
State Legislation.
Location:
Minnesota.
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