Lewis v. Washington.U.S. District Court SERVICES Lewis v. Washington, 265 F.Supp.2d 939 (N.D.Ill. 2003). State inmates filed a class action under [section] 1983 alleging that prison officials violated their constitutional rights while they were in protective custody An arrangement whereby a person is safeguarded by law enforcement authorities in a location other than the person's home because his or her safety is seriously threatened. . The district court granted summary judgment for the officials, in part. The court held that officials were entitled to qualified immunity Qualified immunity is a doctrine in United States law providing immunity from suit to government officials performing discretionary functions when their action did not violate clearly established law. Qualified immunity was created by the U.S. because it was not clearly established that inmates in temporary protective custody after they appealed denial of their requests for permanent protective custody, had First Amendment rights to communal religious services, and Fourteenth Amendment Fourteenth Amendment, addition to the U.S. Constitution, adopted 1868. The amendment comprises five sections. Section 1 Section 1 of the amendment declares that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are American citizens and citizens rights to programs and services equivalent to those offered to other inmates. (Stateville Correctional Center Stateville Correctional Center is a maximum security state prison for men in Crest Hill, Illinois, USA. History Opened in 1925, Stateville was built to accommodate 1,506 inmates. , Illinois) |
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