Prisoner Civil Rights Litigation and the 1996 Reform Act.

Surveys historical background of prisoner civil rights litigation, and reviews judicial interpretation before enactment of the Prison Litigation Reform Act related to providing access to prisoner claims and attempts to curtail prisoner litigation. Analyzes related Supreme Court decisions, discusses...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1996.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Civil rights. Due process of law. Actions and defenses. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Surveys historical background of prisoner civil rights litigation, and reviews judicial interpretation before enactment of the Prison Litigation Reform Act related to providing access to prisoner claims and attempts to curtail prisoner litigation. Analyzes related Supreme Court decisions, discusses caseload generated by prisoner litigation, and summarizes provisions under the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.