Legal Opinion
Arey v. Warden
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 8, 1982PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
In this case the plaintiff 1 claims that the conditions in the segregation unit at the correctional institution at Somers constitute cruel and unusual punishment within the meaning of the eighth amendment to the constitution of the United States. 2 The trial court ruled against the plaintiff and dismissed his habeas corpus petition and the plaintiff appealed.
The plaintiff is confined in an administrative segregation unit at Somers known as “F” block. This unit bears a physical resemblance to other cell blocks in which inmates in the general institutional population are incarcerated. Security…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Lozada v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Santiago v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
- Wright v. HuttConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
- Borkowski v. SachetiConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
- Daniel v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
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