Bradley v. Puckett, No. 98-60102 (5th Cir.) (157 F.3d 1022) (October 26, 1998) (Judge Reynaldo G. Garza)
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published in Punch and Jurists
November 16, 1998
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
A rare case in which the Court held that a disabled inmate had made a sufficient showing of cruel and unusual punishment due to the prison's actions which precluded him from showering.
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