What is the test for compliance with the eighth amendment when a prisoner is housed in a double-bunking facility?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Mayer v. Pima County Sheriff Dept., 996 F.2d 1226 (9th Cir. 1993):
To comply with the eighth amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, a prison must provide prisoners with "adequate food, clothing, shelter, sanitation, medical care, and personal safety." Hoptowit v. Ray, 682 F.2d 1237, 1246 (9th Cir.1982). In evaluating an eighth amendment claim based on conditions of confinement, a court must look at each alleged condition individually rather than at the totality of conditions. Id. at 1246-47.
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