Can a prisoner claim damages under the Eighth Amendment for environmental damage caused by environmental conditions that pose an unreasonable risk to his future health?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Chaney v. Beard, CASE NO. 1:14-cv-00369-MJS (E.D. Cal. 2014):
A prisoner may state "a cause of action under the Eighth Amendment by alleging that [prison officials] have, with deliberate indifference, exposed him to [environmental conditions] that pose an unreasonable risk of serious damage to his future health." Helling v. McKinney, 509 U.S. 25, 35 (1993).
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