Legal Opinion
James Davenport v. Richard Derobertis, Michael O'leary, and Michael P. Lane, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 23, 1988No. 87-1233PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This class action on behalf of prisoners confined in the segregation unit at State-ville, the State of Illinois’ maximum-security prison, charges that living conditions in the unit are so substandard as to be a form of cruel and unusual punishment within the meaning of the Eighth Amendment, made applicable to the states by interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment. (The average number of prisoners confined in segregation at Stateville is 225, but this suit is limited to those confined there for more than ninety consecutive days.) A jury agreed, and awarded nominal…
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