No Equal Justice

The Prison Litigation Reform Act in the United States

I. Summary

II. Recommendations

III. Incarceration in the United States

IV. Enactment of the Prison Litigation Reform Act

V. The Exhaustion Requirement

Shortening the Statute of Limitations

A Trap for the Unwary

No Exceptions, No Excuses

Case Study: Immunizing Rape

Case Study: No Remedy for Rape Resulting in HIV Infection

VI. The Physical Injury Requirement

Case Study: No Remedy for a Year in Solitary Confinement

VII. The PLRA’s Application to Children

VIII. The PLRA’s Effect on Prisoners’ Access to the Courts

IX. The PLRA Violates Human Rights

X. Calls for Reform

XI. Conclusion

Acknowledgments