Government
Apr. 4, 2013
Statute imposes troublesome deadline on state prison case
The fate of a decades-long lawsuit regarding California prison conditions hinges on a rigid federal law that some legal observers say could hamper the court's ability to effectively rule on the case.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The fate of a decades-long lawsuit regarding California prison conditions hinges on a rigid federal law that some say could hamper the court's ability to determine the constitutionality of inmate care.
Passed in 1996, the Prison Litigation Reform Act was meant to beat back a glut of prison lawsuits that had been steadily growing. According to an analysis done in the Washington University ...
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