Hoddle St killer Julian Knight Loses Bid to Overturn Prison Smoking Ban

Source from:  News Interactive 10/12/2015

Knight took action in the Supreme Court, arguing Correction Victoria boss Jan ­Shuard ignored the threat of riots in the light of the ban.

He also sought an order overturning a prison policy to not approve the sale and use of e-cigarettes by inmates.

But the court refused to grant Knight leave to start proceedings because it was similar to previous failed actions.

Knight, who has launched dozens of court cases from jail, was declared a vexatious litigant in 2004 and must seek court permission to bring in new proceedings.

Inmates at the Metropolitan Remand Centre launched the worst riots in Victorian ­history over the smoking ban. They smashed doors, windows and fences, started fires and damaged staff areas.

After the June 30 riots, Knight was moved to solitary confinement over suspicions he was trying to incite a similar uprising at Port Phillip Prison.

The Supreme Court also dismissed a bid to try to force Ms Shuard to return Knight to his mainstream unit. Enditem