Shelby County Jail Inmates v. Richard W. Westlake, Individually and as Sheriff of Shelby County

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• holding that defendant’s expert discredited plaintiffs’ contention that less than 20 foot-candles of illumination would be unconstitutional, based in part on readings done in the courtroom revealing 17 foot-candles in the jury box and 18 foot-candles at the judge’s bench
• holding that inmates had sufficient recreational opportunities where, although no formal recreational program, average length of incarceration was 10 days and prisoners had access to bikes in bullpen area and could congregate with other inmates to read and play board games
• stating that limited recreational activities are sufficient where the average stay in prison relatively short
• limited recreational activities sufficient, where average prison stay was 10 days or less
• no violation where prisoners had access to common area exercise bikes
• no violation where 85 percent of the inmates are incarcerated ten days or less

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