| Docket # | SJC-10508 |
| Date | November 2, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
Summary (prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Prisons-- The Sheriff of Bristol County is appealing a Superior Court decision invalidating an inmate financial responsibility program requiring prisoners to pay a fee for the cost of their care. |
| Appealed From | Bristol County Superior Court, Justice Richard T. Moses |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Soares: Gary W. Smith, Joseph W. Corrigan, Bruce A. Assad |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Souza: James R. Pingeon |