Stewart v. Rhodes

How courts have described this case

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

• finding that conditions surrounding four-way restraint of prisoners as a disciplinary measure outside the control of medical personnel violated the eighth amendment
• finding that conditions surrounding four-way restraint of prisoners as a disciplinary measure outside the control of medical personnel violated the eighth amendment
• where restraints are necessary, “the inmate should receive immediate medical attention and care” and “be under the control of medical personnel”
• inmates chained, spread eagled, to beds for periods ranging up to 7 days
• invalidating the use of bodily restraints as a disciplinary measure
• invalidating the use of bodily restraints as a disciplinary measure

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).