Legal Opinion
Raymond J. Torres, Franklin J. Utz, and Gerald F. Schmit v. Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 17, 1988No. 86-2161PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Nona J. Switala is the superintendent of defendant Taycheedah Correctional Institution (TCI), the only women’s maximum security prison in Wisconsin. TCI is operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), also a defendant here. Ms. Switala, an experienced prison administrator, determined that the rehabilitation of TCI’s inmates would be enhanced by employing only female correctional officers in TCI’s living units. The plaintiffs Raymond Torres, Franklin Utz, and Gerald Schmit were reassigned to other positions at TCI, with no loss in…
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