Robert Westefer v. Michael Neal

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• explaining that “prison officials have broad administrative and discretionary authority over the institutions they manage,” which includes the housing of prisoners
• an inmate requires “some notice” of the reasons for a particular prison placement before an administrative review
• pursuant to the PLRA, injunctive relief must narrowly drawn, extend no further than necessary, and use the least intrusive means necessary
• no right to call or cross-examine witnesses, to record the evidence, to receive a written decision, or to appeal .administratively
• “Prison officials have broad administrative and discretionary authority over the institutions they manage.”
• the PLRA “enforces a point repeatedly made by the Supreme Court in cases challenging prison conditions: prison officials have broad administrative and discretionary authority over the institutions they manage.” (quotation marks and citation omitted

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).