A federal judge has denied a request to certify a class action in a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections over the use of solitary confinement in prisons. U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor on Monday issued a 22-page ruling rejecting requests by plaintiffs to turn the case into a class action on behalf of a wide range of inmates. Winsor said the plaintiffs had not met legal tests, including not providing specific details about relief they sought.
A federal judge has denied a request to certify a class action in a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections over the use of solitary confinement in prisons. U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor on Monday issued a 22-page ruling rejecting requests by plaintiffs to turn the case into a class action on behalf of a wide range of inmates. Winsor said the plaintiffs had not met legal tests, including not providing specific details about relief they sought.