Is denial of adequate clothing a violation of the Eighth Amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gosselin v. Hubach, 1:10-cv-01974-GSA-PC (E.D. Cal. 2015):
The denial of adequate clothing may, under certain circumstances, rise to the level of an Eighth Amendment violation. Hoptowit v. Ray, 682 F.2d 1237, 1246 (9th Cir. 1982). The
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