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Article • August 15, 1992 • from PLN August, 1992
High Court to Decide if Convict Group is "Person" for IFP Status by High Court To Decide If Convict Group Is "Person" For IFP Status A prisoners' association, elected by the general prison population, filed a federal civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against prison authorities, alleging violations …
Article • December 15, 1991 • from PLN December, 1991
Prison Tobacco Sales Are Not Punishment by David Steading, an Illinois state prisoner filed suit under § 1983 claiming violation of his 8th amendment rights because prison officials had failed to provide a smoke free environment for all Illinois prisoners. The district court dismissed the suit and the court of …
Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991
Exposure to Secondary Smoke Found Unlawful by Exposure To Secondary Smoke Found Unlawful The federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that exposing prisoners to ETS (Environmental Tobacco Smoke) violates the 8th amendments right for prisoners to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. The Court has decided that …
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