Filed Date: 1972
Clearinghouse coding complete
Five pretrial inmates of the New Haven Correctional Center in Connecticut filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Connecticut Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. The plaintiffs alleged that their constitutional rights had been violated by the length of their confinement and by conditions of their confinement in administrative segregation cells which had no running water and only covered buckets which were infrequently emptied, and by the fact that the prisoners had no opportunity for exercise other than to walk up and down two flights of stairs twice a day to wash and empty their buckets.
On May 31, 1973, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (Judge Jon Newman) denied the plaintiffs' request for damages, but granted declaratory and injunctive relief, holding that the conditions of confinement highlighted by the plaintiffs constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Constitution. Osborn v. Manson, 359 F.Supp. 1107 (D.Conn. 1973). We have no further information on the proceedings.
Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (3/23/2006)
Newman, Jon Ormond (New York)
Clendenen, William H. Jr. (Connecticut)
Lesser, David M. (Connecticut)
O'Neill, Stephen J. (Connecticut)
Newman, Jon Ormond (New York)
Last updated March 25, 2024, 3:01 a.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Connecticut
Case Type(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: 1972
Case Ongoing: No reason to think so
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Five prisoners held in state correctional institution challenging conditions and length of confinement
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Connecticut Department of Corrections (New Haven), State
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Constitutional Clause(s):
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Order Duration: 1973 - None
Issues
General:
Sanitation / living conditions
Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
Type of Facility: