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Asbestos Exposure Violates Eighth Amendment

The court of appeals for the ninth circuit held that exposing prisoners to asbestos violates the eighth amendment. Clarence Wallis is an Oregon state prisoner assigned to a cleanup crew. His work detail was ordered to remove asbestos hanging off pipes, without any type of protective clothing. When prison buildings ...

 

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