What is the current state of the law on prison food policy in the context of the Eighth Amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lewis v. Corcoran State Prison Food Serv. Dep't, CASE NO. 1:11-cv-00369-AWI-GBC (PC), ECF No. 1 (E.D. Cal. 2011):
"The Eighth Amendment requires only that prisoners receive food that is adequate to maintain health; it need not be tasty or aesthetically pleasing." LeMaire v. Maass, 12 F.3d 1444, 1456 (9th Cir. 1993).
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