Does a prisoner have a constitutional right to access to the courts?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Mellinger v. State of Hawaii, 981 F.2d 1258 (9th Cir. 1992):
Prisoners have a constitutional right of access to the courts. Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817 (1977). Such access requires prison authorities to assist inmates by providing them with adequate law libraries or adequate assistance of counsel. Id. at 828.
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