* Issue: Whether due process requires that prison officials provide inmates with a hearing before they are placed in solitary confinement.
* Holding: Yes, due process requires that prison officials provide inmates with at least some opportunity to be heard before they are placed in solitary confinement, especially if the inmate will stay there for a long time.
* Reasoning: The Court found that solitary confinement is a serious deprivation of liberty that can have a significant impact on an inmate's mental and physical health. As such, the Court held that due process requires that prison officials provide inmates with at least some opportunity to be heard before they are placed in solitary confinement.
* Significance: This case established the due process rights of inmates facing solitary confinement. It requires prison officials to provide inmates with a hearing before they are placed in solitary confinement, and it sets out the minimum requirements for those hearings.