Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. Diamond

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Prisoners confined in the Jackson County jail in Pascagoula, Mississippi, either awaiting trial or already convicted, contend that conditions and practices in that jail violate federal constitutional guarantees,1 including the equal protection and due process clauses of the fourteenth amendment, the freedom of speech clause of the first amendment and the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the eighth amendment. Asserting a class action claim under 42 U.S.C. §' 1983, they seek declaratory and injunctive relief. The original complaint also sought compensatory…