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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 47 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Leonard G. Tillman v. Lebanon County Correctional Facility Robert L. Raiger, Warden.

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1 Leonard G. Tillman v. Lebanon County Correctional Facility Robert L. Raiger, Warden Anchor
ca3 · 2000
green “when the government takes a person into custody against his or her will, it assumes responsibility for satisfying basic human needs such as food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and reasonable safety” 25
2 Ernest Porter v. Pennsylvania Department of Cor
ca3 · 2020
green “to determine whether prison officials have violated the eighth amendment, courts apply a two-prong test.” 16

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