Atkins v. County of Orange.

• Position: HYGIENE-PRISONER PERSONAL - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

HYGIENE ITEMS

TOILET PAPER

TOOTHPASTE

Atkins v. County of Orange, 372 F.Supp.2d 377 (S.D.N.Y. 2005). Jail inmates brought a [section] 1983 action against a county and corrections officers, alleging indifference to their mental health needs and mistreatment. The defendants moved to preclude expert witness testimony and for partial summary judgment. The district court granted summary judgment in part and denied it in part. The district court held that summary judgment was precluded because fact issues existed as to whether correctional officials deprived one inmate of water and basic hygiene products. According to the court, the failure to provide a prisoner with toilet articles including soap, razors, combs, toothpaste, toilet paper, access to a mirror, and sanitary napkins to female prisoners constitutes denial of personal hygiene and sanitary living...