What is the current state of the law in relation to the treatment of a prisoner in prison?
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The following excerpt is from Valdez v. Marquez, 21-cv-1500-MMA (RBM) (S.D. Cal. 2021):
The treatment a prisoner receives in prison, and the conditions under which he is confined, are subject to scrutiny under the Eighth Amendment. See Farmer v. Brennan,
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