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BELL v. WOLFISH

No. 77-1829.

441 U.S. 520 (1979)

BELL, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL. v. WOLFISH ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 14, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Solicitor General Frey argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General Heymann, Kent L. Jones, and Sidney M. Glazer.

Phylis Skloot Bamberger argued the cause for respondents. With her on the brief were William E. Hellerstein, David J. Gottlieb, and Michael B. Mushlin.*

MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Over the past five Terms, this Court has in several decisions considered constitutional challenges to prison conditions or practices by convicted prisoners.1 This case requires us to examine the constitutional rights of pretrial detainees-those persons who have been charged with a crime but who have not yet been tried on the charge. The...

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