United States Fifth Circuit

Prison policy that allowed female guards to monitor male prisoners while they showered, but did not have male guards monitor female prisoners in similar situations, does not violate male prisoners' rights if evidence shows male prisoners are more violent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/09/2002
• Published 01/09/2002

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before BALDOCK,SMITH and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Norman Charles Oliver, Huntsville, TX, pro se., Robert B. Maddox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for Scott and Johnson., Jay Wiley Brown,Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, Houston, TX, for Correction Corp. of America.