Legal Opinion
Todaro v. Ward
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 31, 1977No. 337, Docket 77-2095PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUFMAN, Chief Judge:
The sad — often desperate — plight of many incarcerated in our nation’s prisons is most dramatically revealed by the all too frequent petitions of inmates who have been denied access to basic medical services.
It is too late in the day to argue that penal incarceration reduces an individual’s humanity. Although the public may only become aware of the demeaning reality of prison life when frustrations explode into riot, it is important to accord the basic amenities of human existence to those whom we expect one day will assume a productive role in society. The evolving…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Charles Jones v. William Metzger, Homer RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by117 opinions
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- Vincent A. Brock v. Lester Wright, T.G. Eagan and James G. BerbaryCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
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