Reynolds v. Powell.

• Position: SAFETY AND SECURITY - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

SAFETY

Reynolds v. Powell, 370 F.3d 1028 (10th Cir. 2004). A state inmate brought a prose [section] 1983 action alleging that he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment by being exposed to a hazardous condition in the prison shower area. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of the defendants and the inmate appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the alleged slippery floors resulting from a standing water problem in the prison shower area did...