U.S. District Court: VENTILATION.

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Sarro v. Essex County Correctional Facility 84 F.Supp.2d 175 (D.Mass. 2000). A state prison inmate sued prison officials under [sections] 1983 for violation of the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, finding that the requirement that the inmate keep his cell windows shut for three days and nights did not violate the Eighth Amendment. According to the court, the inmate's allegation that he was not "breathing normally" during the...