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· 5/7/2010

Beckford v. Department of Corrections

Citations

  • 605 F.3d 951
  • 22 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C 766

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • affirming that jury could find department of corrections liable under Title VII for failing to (1) implement policies addressing exhibitionist masturbation by inmates in front of female nurses or (2
  • finding sufficiently public the Civil Service Commission’s sharing of plaintiff’s stigmatizing label with federal agencies on a need to know basis
  • identifying possible measures for mitigating harassment of corrections officers by inmates
  • collecting 12 Appellate Case: 21-1180 Document: 010110673902 Date Filed: 04/21/2022 Page: 13 cases
  • explaining prisons cannot “eject unruly inmates like businesses can eject rude customers”
  • listing as reasonable measures, inter alia, accompaniment of female staff by security; requiring officers to write disciplinary reports; permitting female staff to report misconduct by inmates; and permitting nurses “to use screens at cell windows and in the bubble to prevent harassment”

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Judges: Pryor, Fay, Quist

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