Chandler v. Crosby.

• Position: Violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

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PLRA -- Prison Litigation Reform Act

Chandler v. Crosby, 379 F.3d 1278 (11th Cir. 2004). Death row inmates brought a class action against state prison officials, alleging that high temperatures in their prison cells during the summer months amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. The district court denied relief following a bench trial and the inmates appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the inmates failed to satisfy the objective component of their Eighth Amendment claim. The court held that the certified class of...