Filed Date: Aug. 21, 1975
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A prisoner at the New Hampshire State prison filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the New Hampshire Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire on 08/21/1975. He was being held at the state prison while he awaited trial on a charge of murder of a county jail guard, and he alleged that his civil rights had been violated because they denied him equal protection of law by putting him in solitary confinement. He further alleged that he has been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the 8th Amendment through curtailment of mail privileges, denial of church attendance, denial of fresh air exercise, denial of library privileges, poor food, denial of television, and interference with conferences with his attorney.
On December 2, 1971, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire (Judge Martin Loughlin) held that the prisoner had a right under equal protection to all privileges granted to other prisoners except those privileges involving mixing with the general prison population. Conklin v. Hancock, 334 F.Supp. 1119 (D.N.H. 1971).
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Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (8/6/2007)
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Bownes, Hugh Henry (New Hampshire)
Loughlin, Martin Francis (New Hampshire)
Johnson, Robert V. III (New Hampshire)
Bownes, Hugh Henry (New Hampshire)
Loughlin, Martin Francis (New Hampshire)
Johnson, Robert V. III (New Hampshire)
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Last updated June 10, 2023, 3:11 a.m.
State / Territory: New Hampshire
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Aug. 21, 1975
Case Ongoing: No reason to think so
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Prisoner alleging deprivation of his constitutional rights, specifically equal protection of the law which other inmates receive and that he is being discriminated against because he is being held in solitary confinement
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
New Hampshire Department of Corrections (Concord), State
Case Details
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
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Order Duration: 1971 - None
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Access to lawyers or judicial system
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