3rd Circuit Ct Allows Black Man to Sue Prison for Detaining Him in Solitary Confinement for 26 Years. Inhumane Authorities also Knew He Had Preexisting Serious Mental Illness

Roy Lee Williams, a Pennsylvania death-row prisoner with a history of mental illness, was held in solitary confinement for 26 years. He sues a prison official, who does not dispute whether that violates the Eighth Amendment, arguing only that he is entitled to qualified immunity. Third Circuit There's "no room for doubt that individuals with a known history of serious mental illness have a clearly established right not to be subjected to prolonged solitary confinement without penological justification." No QI. District Court’s grant of summary judgment vacated. [MORE]