OPINION OF THE COURT STAPLETON, Circuit Judge: This appeal raises interesting questions about the liability of prison officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Constitution when a prisoner is held in jail beyond the term of his sentence. On September 21, 1979, Joseph Sample was serving a life sentence for murder. On that date, the sentence was v…
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