Nelson v. Overberg’s Empirical Analysis
999 F.2d 162 · 1993
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
August 2017
most recently cited
7 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Estelle v. Gamble · Mitchell v. Forsyth · Whitley v. Albers · Latimer v. Stainer · Long v. Norris
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“between the deference to be accorded to prison officials in their administration of the prison and the constitutional right of prisoners to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Id. 7 Jackson argues that he has shown a”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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