Legal Opinion
Leo F. Feeley, IV v. George Sampson, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 18, 1978No. 76-1508PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Having recently considered questions regarding the constitutional rights of sentenced prisoners,1 we now confront questions relative to the status of unconvicted persons (“detainees”) awaiting trial. This appeal by New Hampshire county officials is from a judgment of the district court ordering changes in the conditions under which detainees are confined at the Rock-ingham County Jail (the Jail). The changes are intended to bring the conditions under which this category of prisoners is confined into conformity with the Constitution. The Jail, an elderly…
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3Cited by90 opinions
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