Prison Litigation Reform Act : Survey of Post-Reform Act Prisoners' Civil Rights Cases.

Summarizes provisions of P.L. 104-134, the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) of 1996, which revises procedures for Federal civil rights cases filed by prisoners and limits Federal court authority to remedy prison conditions that violate prisoner rights. Surveys cases decided under PLRA and recent...

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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], 1997.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Civil procedure. Civil rights. Courts. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book