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· 8/10/1981

Dawson v. Kendrick

Citations

  • 527 F. Supp. 1252
  • 1981 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15959

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding that inadequate plumbing, failure to provide functioning lighting fixtures, and denial of clean bedding and clothing constituted constitutional violations
  • lack of rules, regulations, or policies to record and control deliveries of health care services
  • regular denial of hygiene materials including sanitary napkins for female prisoners may constitute an Eighth Amendment violation
  • failure to regularly provide prisoners with clean bedding and mattresses violates the Eighth Amendment
  • children when accompanied by an adult
  • female guards viewing male inmates

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Judges: Copenhaver

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