Philadelphia jails federal oversight ruling [US DC]

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Philadelphia jails federal oversight ruling [US DC]

Bernard Hibbitts

January 28, 2007 09:22:00 pm

Bowers v. City of Philadelphia, US District Judge R. Barclay Surrick, US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, January 25, 2007 [ruling that overcrowded Philadelphia jails violate inmates' constitutional rights and therefore require court monitoring]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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