Jones-El v. Berge.

• Position: Violation of prisoners' rights - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

TEMPERATURE

Jones-El v. Berge, 374 F.3d 541 (7th Cir. 2004). Prisoners of a "supermax" prison brought a suit challenging their conditions of confinement. After the plaintiff class was certified and a preliminary injunction was entered, a consent decree was approved by the court. The prisoners subsequently moved to enforce the decree. The district court entered an order directing the installation of air conditioning and the defendants appealed. The...