· 8/25/1976
Niles Crowe v. William D. Leeke, Director of S. C. Department of Corrections, and Joe Martin, Warden, Central Correctional Institution
Citations
- 540 F.2d 740
- 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 7415
How courts have described this case
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- holding that confining three inmates to a small cell on a temporary basis, even if one had to sleep on the floor, did not constitute an Eighth Amendment violation
- newly arrived prisoners sleeping on floor while facility under construction does not state claim
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Judges: Haynsworth, Field, Widener
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