Judge clears way for women to marry inmates

Public safety officials had earlier rejected marriage applications from the prisoners

By Nelson Daranciang

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 03, 2012

~~<p>A federal judge ordered state prison officials Thursday to allow two women to marry their prison inmate fiances after ruling that the officials cannot interfere with the inmates' fundamental right to marry.</p>
<p>The order and ruling from U.S. District Chief Judge Susan Oki Mollway is in response to a lawsuit and request for preliminary injunction from two women who are engaged to marry Hawaii inmates incarcerated at Saguaro Correctional Facility in Arizona.</p>
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A federal judge ordered state prison officials Thursday to allow two women to marry their prison inmate fiances after ruling that the officials cannot interfere with the inmates' fundamental right to marry.

The order and ruling from U.S. District Chief Judge Susan Oki Mollway is in response to a lawsuit and request for preliminary injunction from two women who are engaged to marry Hawaii inmates incarcerated at Saguaro Correctional Facility in Arizona. Login for more...