Perspective
Nov. 18, 2009
Fixing California Prisons Through Courts
Hadar Aviram of UC Hastings College of Law asks whether recent court litigation will reduce or expand the state's prison population.
By Hadar Aviram
In the last four decades, litigation about prison conditions has become an intriguing chess game between federal courts and state institutions. The history of prison litigation in the U.S. features a series of lawsuits brought by inmates, relying on the Eighth Amendment, and other constitutional arguments, to better conditions. State actors often resent the federal judicial intervention, arguing that state prison management should be left in state hands. N...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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