Whether model prisons or hellholes, jails have traditionally been off limits to U.S. courts. Behind that position was the belief that prison officials needed a free hand to maintain discipline. In the case of state prisons, there was extra reluctance by federal courts to intervene. Mostly, however, this hands-off attitude has protected the worst of prison life. Recently the tide has begun to turn. Now the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, has extended to state prisoners the right to seek injunctions against cruel and unusual punishment.
Not Even Toilet Paper. Twice,...
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