'Constitution Follows You': Washington State Supreme Court Rules Inmate Lived in 'Unconstitutionally Cruel' Conditions
The justices by 9-0 ordered the Washington State Department of Corrections to make changes to allow inmate Robert Rufus Williams to have access to a bathroom and running water in lieu of releasing him to the community.
October 19, 2021 at 01:30 PM
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In what some legal scholars call the "perfect storm" of what disabled inmates face in a global pandemic, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that a wheelchair-bound prisoner who had no access to a bathroom and running water was held in "unconstitutionally cruel" conditions.
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