Torres v. Stewart.

• Position: CLASSIFICATION & SEPARATION - Violation of due process of law - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

DUE PROCESS

CUSTODY LEVEL

Torres v. Stewart, 263 F.Supp.2d 463 (D.Conn. 2003). A state inmate sued prison officials, alleging that as a pretrial detainee he was designated as a security risk without a hearing, and confined in segregation in violation of his due process rights. The inmate sought damages and the restoration of forfeited good time credits. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The court held that the inmate's request for restoration of good time credits was not cognizable under [section] 1983, and that as a pretrial detainee, he had not protected liberty interest in his classification. The court noted that the classification...