A group of inmates at the Salt Lake County Jail have filed a federal class-action suit against county law enforcement officials for denying them access to a law library and legal materials.
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The lawsuit accuses the county of violating the inmates' constitutional rights of access to the courts. The inmates are seeking injunctions allowing them access to legal materials, a judgment declaring their constitutional rights had been violated, $5,000 in monetary damages and an undetermined amount of punitive damages.Plaintiff in the suit, Nick Pagoulatos, was denied access to a law library although county policy allows such access for inmates who don't have attorneys, the suit said.