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Denial of Food May Violate Eighth Amendment

As district court in New York has held that depriving a prisoner of all meals for a two day period may violate the eighth amendment when imposed as a punitive sanction. Sean Williams is a New York prisoner confined in a control unit. After refusing to return a food tray ...

 

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