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Nevada Smoking Suit Dismissed

Placing the non-smoking plaintiff in a cell for 42 days with a heavy smoker
did not violate the Eighth Amendment, since he suffered only discomfort,
irritation, and coughing, and 42 days doesn't pose an unreasonable risk to
future health (based on what evidence, the court doesn't say). See: Jones
v. ...

 

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