We must determine whether, under any reasonable reading of the pleadings, the plaintiffs may be entitled to relief, and we must accept as true the factual allegations in the complaint and all reasonable inferences that can be drawn therefrom. The complaint will be deemed to have alleged sufficient facts if it adequately put the defendants on notice of the essential elements of the plaintiffs' cause of action. Since this is a 1983 action, the plaintiffs are entitled to relief if their complaint sufficiently alleges deprivation of any right secured by the Constitution. The district court's order granting the defendants' motion to dismiss will be affirmed only if it appears that the plaintiffs could prove no set of facts that would entitle them to relief. Cells have solid doors with only a four inch wide window for cell inspection, making it difficult to summon help.
Floor space is minimal, effectively confining inmates to their beds.
Also, the ventilation system often shuts down for hours at a time. Double celling has resulted in rapes and other assaults, as well as psychological stress. Moreover, during outdoor recreation, inmates are denied bathroom access, resulting in unsanitary conditions in the exercise yard. Those who cannot wait to use the bathroom inside risk punishment. Access to drug and alcohol programs required by the parole board, and to jobs and educational programs, is more restricted for inmates in protective custody than for inmates in the general population.