Legal Opinion
Watson v. Ray
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided April 29, 1981No. Civ. No. 78-106-1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
STUART, Chief Judge.
The above-captioned class action was brought on behalf of all present and future general prison population inmates at the Iowa State Penitentiary, Fort Madison, Iowa, challenging the conditions of confinement at the institution. The plaintiff class in this action alleges that the totality of conditions of confinement as well as several specific conditions violate rights vested in them by the federal Constitution and laws of the State of Iowa.
The case at this time is before the Court in a unique posture. A three week trial to the Court has been conducted and the…
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