RICHARDS v. SMITH

No. 72-2461.

464 F.2d 1029 (1972)

George RICHARDS et al., Petitioners-Appellants, v. S. Lamont SMITH, Warden, Georgia State Prison, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 28, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for respondents-appellees.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and GOLDBERG and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The petitioners, inmates of the Georgia State Prison at Reidsville, filed a petition seeking a "writ of mandamus" against asserted deprivations of their Federal constitutional rights resulting from their confinement in administrative segregation apart from the general prison population. They contended that the conditions under which they were imprisoned, including overcrowded cells and inadequate facilities for exercise and the maintenance of personal...

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