Legal Opinion
Joseph S. George, Jr. And Ricky D. Jackson v. Robert Parratt, Warden, Nebraska Penal Complex
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 11, 1979No. 78-1839PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, two Nebraska state inmates who were convicted of sexual offenses and sentenced under the Revised Sexual Sociopath Act, Neb.Rev.Stat. § 29-2901 et seq., brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking money damages for alleged violations of due process and equal protection by the prison warden. Plaintiffs also allege cruel and unusual punishment. The alleged violations of constitutional rights stem from defendant’s having denied plaintiffs the benefits of Neb.Rev.Stat. § 83-1,106 et seq., which provides that all prisoners shall by statutory formula be…
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