George Parrish and Charles Giles v. Perry Johnson, Charles Anderson, K.L. Cole, and Clarence Turner

CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants George Parrish and Charles Giles appeal from a district court’s decision finding that Parrish’s and Giles’ conditions of confinement were unconstitutional and that defendant-appellee Clarence Turner subjected Parrish to cruel and unusual punishment and violated Parrish’s First Amendment rights. 1 On appeal, Parrish contends that the district court erred in awarding only nominal damages for the punishment he endured and Giles argues that Turner violated his First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights. We reverse.

Since the facts of this…