· 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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