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Harris County's Response to the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division June 4, 2009 Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act "Findings Letter Regarding: The Harris County Jail System
A voluminous response is presented that explains why Harris County “reflectively disagrees with the [U.S. Justice ...
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Added: October 23, 2009
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Know Your Rights: Publications Sent by Mail
Issues surrounding the limited right of an inmate to receive publications through the mail are discussed. Topics addressed ...
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Added: September 10, 2009
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No Equal Justice: The Prison Litigation Reform Act in the United States
This report "examines three provisions of the PLRA [Prison Litigation Reform Act] -- the exhaustion requirement, the ...
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Added: September 08, 2009
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RE: CRIPA Investigation of the Erie County Holding Center and the Erie County Corrections Facility
Results from this evaluation of conditions at the Erie County Holding Center and the Erie County Correctional Facility ...
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Added: August 18, 2009
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RE: Investigation of the Harris County Jail
Results from an evaluation of conditions at the Harris County Jail (Houston, TX) are presented. This report is divided into ...
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Added: August 18, 2009
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Prolonged Solitary Confinement and the Constitution
The "increasing practice of prolonged or permanent solitary confinement [i.e., supermax prisons] constitutes cruel and ...
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Added: July 28, 2009
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Unexpected Consequences: The Constitutional Implications of Federal Prison Policy for Offenders Considering Abortion: Note
The right of federally incarcerated female offenders to have an abortion is examined. Sections of this article include: the ...
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Added: June 09, 2009
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For Execution Methods Challenges, the Road to Abolition is Paved with Paradox
Issues surrounding legal challenges to the use of lethal injection are discussed. This chapter contains sections covering: ...
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Added: April 21, 2009
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Lethal Injection and the Problem of Constitutional Remedies
This article explains why constitutional remedies are needed to address "serious flaws" in lethal injection practices. ...
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Added: January 13, 2009
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C. Alan Powell, et al., Plaintiffs -- Appellees -- Cross-Appellants v. Sheriff Jacqueline Barrett, et. al., Defendants -- Appellants -- Cross-Appellees
The court finds that the "policy or practice of strip searching all arrestees as part of booking them into the general ...
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Added: October 14, 2008
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