Forensic psychiatry & mental health law

Psychiatry & Law Radar

Wed 30 SepCASE

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OMARI MASON V. KEVIN TALLEY

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Omari Keisaun Mason sued officials at Riverside Regional Jail (RRJ) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that they violated his constitutional rights by placing him in restrictive housing for five months and by shackling him to a telephone on two occasions. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the officials. We affirm.

4th Cir. · affirmed

Whether five months in restrictive housing with periodic reviews is an atypical and significant hardship creating a liberty interest.

https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10986385/omari-mason-v-kevin-talley/