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Exposure to Secondary Smoke Found Unlawful

Loaded on May 15, 1991 published in Prison Legal News May, 1991, page 8
Filed under: Smoking, Eighth Amendment, Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity. Location: Nevada.
Exposure To Secondary Smoke Found Unlawful

The federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that exposing prisoners to ETS (Environmental Tobacco Smoke) violates the 8th amendments right for prisoners to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. The Court has decided that under societies "evolving standards" of decency (evidenced ...

 

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