Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit May 9, 1985, No. 83-6484 (Shrader v. White)

lead-opinion

CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs-appellants, inmates at Virginia State Penitentiary (VSP), brought this 42 U.S.C. § 19831 class action for declaratory and injunctive relief alleging that various conditions of their confinement violated the eighth amendment’s proscription against cruel and unusual punishment.