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Fifth Circuit: Sleep Deprivation May Violate Eighth Amendment

Fifth Circuit: Sleep Deprivation May Violate Eighth Amendment

by Matt Clarke

In an unpublished ruling, the Fifth Circuit held on April 1, 2014 that a Texas prisoner’s sleep deprivation-based challenge to the security schedule used by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) may state a valid claim for violation ...

 

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