Jonathan Walker v. Arkansas Department of Correction, Division of Correction; and Dexter Payne

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Walker’s petition seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to compel the Arkansas Department of Correction to permit correspondence with his incarcerated husband. Because Walker expressly disavowed any constitutional claim and alleged only that prison officials misapplied or failed to follow ADC policy, he did not plead a legally cognizable basis for judicial review or declaratory relief.