Withers v. Levine’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Scheuer v. Rhodes · Pierson v. Ray · Wood v. Strickland · Meachum v. Fano · Procunier v. Navarette
Most-quoted passages
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“Systematic, preliminary screening to identify special problems and review the compatibility of cellmates generally should be addressed in any proposed plan. Officials should also consider other options to reduce' risks, i. e., more guards assigned to idle tier, single cell more incoming inmates. These suggestions are not intended to be exhaustive. The experience and expertise of prison officials should produce procedures, which utilize various alternatives, far better than a particular formulation which might be made by this Court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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