· 11/4/1988
Ronnie Bruscino, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated v. Norman Carlson
Citations
- 854 F.2d 162
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that use of security box was reasonable given history of violence at prison
- finding that “isolated incidents of interference with legal mail” may not state a constitutional violation without a showing of “a systematic pattern or practice of interference”
- “isolated incidents of interference with legal mail” may not state a constitutional violation without a showing of “a systematic pattern or practice of interference”
- “The handcuffing, the shackling, [and] the boxing of the handcuffs . . . are reasonable measures in view of the history of violence at the prison and the incorrigible, undeterrable character of the inmates.”
- rectal search reasonable in light of “incorrigible, undeterrable conduct”
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Judges: Bauer, Posner, Flaum
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