James Benjamin v. William J. Fraser, Commissioner of the Department of Correction of the City of New York

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• holding that “the procedures required by Wolff apply if the restraint on [a pretrial detainee’s] liberty is imposed for disciplinary reasons”
• holding that the liberty interest analysis under “Sandin [v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472 (1995)] does not apply to pretrial detainees”
• holding that Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472 (1995), does not apply to pretrial detainees
• holding that Lewis’s “actual injury” requirement does not apply in the context of a pretrial detainee who claims prison officials interfered with his access to counsel
• explaining that an administrative confinement status, although characterized as non-punitive or as having been imposed due to safety/security concerns, may involve punishment
• noting that an administrative confinement status, although characterized as non-punitive or as having been imposed due to safety/security concerns, may involve punishment

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