The Prison Litigation Reform Act in the United States
This 46-page report addresses a law passed by Congress in 1996 that singles out lawsuits brought by prisoners for a host of burdens and restrictions that apply to no one else. The report shows that as a result of the law, many cases brought by prisoners seeking the protection of the courts against dangerous conditions of confinement, or a remedy for sexual assault or other abuse by staff or inmates, have been thrown out of court.
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ISBN: 1-56432-497-4
ISBN: 1-56432-497-4
- No Equal Justice
- I. Summary
- II. Recommendations
- III. Incarceration in the United States
- IV. Enactment of the Prison Litigation Reform Act
- V. The Exhaustion Requirement
- VI. The Physical Injury Requirement
- 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
