Sand v. Steele.

• Position: Inmate alleges cruel and unusual punishment by correction officers - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

DUE PROCESS

RECORDS

Sand v. Steele, 218 F.Supp.2d 788 (E.D.Va. 2002). An inmate brought a [section] 1983 action against corrections officers, alleging cruel and unusual punishment in connection with disciplinary procedures. The inmate had been found guilty of violating prison rules when he exposed his genitals in a public area of the prison. The prisoner appealed the disciplinary action and a regional corrections official found the tape of the disciplinary hearing to be damaged and unable...