Legal Opinion
Hoptowit v. Ray
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1982No. 80-3366PublishedCited by 1,194 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Certain inmates at the Washington State Penitentiary (the penitentiary) brought suit against the Governor of the State of Washington and various officials of the State of Washington corrections system (the State), alleging that conditions at the penitentiary amounted to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment,1 which applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. See Robinson v. California, 370 U.S. 660, 666, 82 S.Ct. 1417, 1420, 8 L.Ed.2d 758 (1962). Among the conditions attacked by the inmates were overcrowding, inadequate medical…
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