Khalil Hammond, et al. v. Pennsylvania Dep’t of Corrections, et al.

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA KHALIL HAMMOND, et al., : CIVIL NO. 1:25-CV-00048 : Plaintiffs, : : v. : : (Magistrate Judge Carlson) PENNSYLVANIA DEP’T OF : CORRECTIONS, et al., : : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Factual Background The instant case challenges the constitutionality of prolonged solitary confinement of mentally ill inmates and argues that the plaintiffs’ prolonged solitary confinement violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act. Despite the direct nature with which the plaintiffs assert their rights have been violated, the procedural…