Is it a violation of the Eighth Amendment to provide showers and medical attention for inmates suffering from harmful effects of pepper spray?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from McCoy v. Tann, Case No. 1:11 -cv-01771-LJO-MJS (E.D. Cal. 2013):
showers and medical attention for inmates suffering from harmful effects of pepper spray may violate the Eighth Amendment. Clement v. Gomez, 298 F.3d 898, 905-06 (9th Cir. 2002).
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