U.S. Appeals Court: EQUAL PROTECTION DISCRIMINATION.Yates v. Stalder, 217 F.3d 332 (5th Cir. 2000). Three male state prisoners one in confinement, or under arrest, for a political offense. See also: State brought a [sections] 1983 action against the secretary of a state corrections department alleging they were discriminated against based on their gender because living conditions living conditions npl → condiciones fpl de vida living conditions npl → conditions fpl de vie living conditions living for male inmates were significantly harsher than those provided for male inmates. The district court dismissed the case and the appeals court affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded. The appeals court held that the issue of whether the state violated the Equal Protection Clause The Equal Protection Clause, part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, provides that "no state shall… deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. by treating female prisoners more favorably than male prisoners could not be resolved at the motion to dismiss phase. (Louisiana Correctional Institution Noun 1. correctional institution - a penal institution maintained by the government detention camp, detention home, detention house, house of detention - an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile for Women) |
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