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JUSTICE THROUGH LITIGATION - 1929-1970

NCJ Number
7927
Journal
Prison Journal Volume: 5U Issue: 2 Dated: (AUTUMN/WINTER 1971) Pages: 15-36
Author(s)
D P FLINT
Date Published
1971
Length
22 pages
Annotation
SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS IN PRISONER RIGHTS SUITS ON ACCESS TO COURTS, COUNSEL, AND LEGAL MATERIALS, COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD, AND CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT.
Abstract
CASE OUTCOMES FOR THE FORTY YEAR PERIOD ARE CLASSIFIED BY TYPES OF RELIEF GRANTED, REASONS FOR DENIALS AND TRENDS IN DECISIONS.