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Austin v. Wilkinson, No. 02-3429 (6th Cir.) (372 F.3d 346) (June 10, 2004) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)

Loaded on May 1, 2004 published in Punch and Jurists May 31, 2004
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In a landmark decision, a divided panel from the 6th Circuit ruled that prisoners cannot be placed or indefinitely detained in solitary confinement at an Ohio supermax prison without due process. The district court (Judge Gwin of the N.D.Ohio) had earlier concluded that a surplus of high-maximum-security cells led to ...

 

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