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· 5/5/1971

Seale v. Manson

Citations

  • 326 F. Supp. 1375
  • 1971 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13426

How courts have described this case

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

  • “[A] court should not be reluctant to strike down a prison regulation if it is unreasonable or arbitrary ... or not reasonably related to the needs of penal administration.”
  • “Unconvicted detainees may be treated as convicts only to the extent the security, internal order, health, and discipline of the prison demand; considerations of rehabilitation, deterrence, or punishment are not material.”
  • permitting Sunni Muslim prisoner to wear head covering

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Judges: Zampano

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