· 12/16/1992
Washington v. Tinsley
Citations
- 809 F. Supp. 504
- 1992 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19776
- 1992 WL 386361
How courts have described this case
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- comparing discomfort of nicotine withdrawal in prison to disruption in patterns of sex, exercise, drinking and sleeping
- finding, for Eighth Amendment purposes, pain caused by nicotine withdrawal proportionate to other discomforts suffered by virtue of confinement
- no constitutionally protected interest in purchasing tobacco in prison
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Judges: Hughes
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