Anthony Jackson v. Larry Meachum, Anthony Jackson v. Larry Meachum

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

In these cross-appeals, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts challenges the ruling of the district court that plaintiff, a multi-life sentence inmate of the Admissions Unit of Bridgewater State Hospital, confined largely to his cell, be permitted contact and communication with other inmates for not less than three hours each day. Plaintiff appeals from the court’s rulings refusing to enjoin his continued confinement in the Admissions Unit by reason of alleged procedural defects prior to his transfer, rejecting his claim that his transfer to the Unit was in retaliation for his…