U.S. Appeals Court: VOCATIONAL DRUG.

• Position: Brief Article

Zimmerman v. Tribble, 226 F.3d 568 (7th Cir. 2000). An inmate brought a pro se civil rights action against state prison officials complaining about prison conditions. The district court dismissed the complaint under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) and the inmate appealed. The appeals court affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part. The appeals court held that the inmate did not state a claim for violation of due process in his transfer to a prison that did not offer programs...