What is the current state of the law on human rights violations in prison?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Saith Na v. Hvizdzak, Case No.: 16cv592-WQH-WVG (S.D. Cal. 2018):
"The Eighth Amendment does not tolerate prison officials' deliberate indifference, in the absence of exigent circumstances, to substantial deprivations of adequate shelter, food, drinking water, and sanitation." Johnson v. Lewis, 217 F.3d 726, 735 (9th Cir. 2000).
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