Opinion ID: 2733141
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Heading: Spires’s Confinement Without Potable Water 3

Text: After Spires was removed from the cell with Lee, but before the October 18 assault, Spires was caught with marijuana. As punishment, he was to spend 21 days in an isolation cell. On September 28, while en route to the isolation cell, Officer Thomas asked Spires who had given him the marijuana. Spires refused to answer, and Thomas said: “Enjoy your stay in isolation with no water to drink.” ROA at 109. Over the next two days, Spires informed several officers that the sink in his cell was not working; consequently, there was no potable water in his cell. Because of Spires’s extreme thirst, he had to drink water from the toilet. On October 1, after begging several GSP officers for water, one gave him four cups of water. The next day, he again had to drink water from the toilet because of extreme thirst. On October 3, Spires wrote letters to Deputy Warden Paul and two other officials and informed them of his “ordeal of no water in cell from which to drink 3 We assume these facts, which are alleged in the complaint, are true for the purpose of reviewing a dismissal. See Lanfear v. Home Depot, Inc., 679 F.3d 1267, 1275 (11th Cir. 2012). 4 Case: 12-16364 Date Filed: 09/16/2014 Page: 5 of 17 and . . . drinking from [a] toilet was a[]lot to ask of someone.” ROA at 111. Spires asked Paul to look into the matter. Later that day, Spires experienced cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, and blood in his stool. He continued to ask various GSP officers for drinking water over the next two days. On October 6, Spires received a response from Paul stating: You have no water in your cell in which to drink from. Should have thought of the consequences before you got caught with dope! You made yet another bad decision that cost you the privile[]ge of walking around. If your sink fountain does not work inform cell block officer so that they can do a work order. ROA at 113. Spires continued to be sick, exhibited blood in his stool, and was unable to eat for the several days. Potable water was provided to Spires’s cell seven days later.