What is the standard of care required for a patient to be held in solitary confinement?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Placencio v. Yates, CASE NO. 1:09-cv-01483-AWI-SKO PC, Doc. 8 (E.D. Cal. 2010):
of confinement may be, and often are, restrictive and harsh, they 'must not involve the wanton and unnecessary infliction of pain.'" Morgan, 465 F.3d at 1045 (quoting Rhodes v. Chapman, 452 U.S. 337, 347 (1981)).
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