Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Sostre. v. Oswald
404 U.S. 1049
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1972-01-17
- Topic
- estate-planning
How later courts describe this case
- marginally adequate diet, availability in cell of rudimentary implements of personal hygiene, ability to communicate with other prisoners, availability of reading material
- solitary confinement, restricted diet, denial of magazines or newspapers, and loss of “good time”
- punitive segregation without due process; mail; denial of paraprofessional help; free speech
- one hour of exercise per day not unconstitutional
Citator
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Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that cer-tiorari should be granted.