What is the current state of the law on the use of protective confinement?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gilliard v. Oswald, 552 F.2d 456 (2nd Cir. 1977):
"(p)rison authorities must of necessity be allowed wide discretion in the use of protective confinement for the purpose of protecting the safety and security of the prison and its general population (citing cases)." United States ex rel. Walker v. Mancusi, 467 F.2d 51, 53 (2d Cir. 1972).
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