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Only Five States Not Under Court Order, Study Says
ONLY FIVE STATES NOT UNDER COURT ORDER, STUDY SAYS
Only five states (Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, N. Dakota and Vermont) are not currently involved in major litigation over prison conditions, says a newly released report from the ACLU's National Prison Project. Another finding of the seven page document, "Status Report: The Courts and the Prisons," is that 41 states are operating under court orders to reduce crowding and/or correct unconstitutional conditions. This annual report on prison litigation is available for $3 from the American Civil Liberties Union.
Only five states (Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, N. Dakota and Vermont) are not currently involved in major litigation over prison conditions, says a newly released report from the ACLU's National Prison Project. Another finding of the seven page document, "Status Report: The Courts and the Prisons," is that 41 states are operating under court orders to reduce crowding and/or correct unconstitutional conditions. This annual report on prison litigation is available for $3 from the American Civil Liberties Union.
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