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Monroe Double Celling Suit Lost
By Ed Mead
In 1981 prisoners at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe entered into a judicially enforceable consent decree with their captors that would have permanently eliminated double celling at the prison. The original complaint, filed in 1978, challenged a number of prison conditions on constitutional grounds, especially the ...
In 1981 prisoners at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe entered into a judicially enforceable consent decree with their captors that would have permanently eliminated double celling at the prison. The original complaint, filed in 1978, challenged a number of prison conditions on constitutional grounds, especially the ...
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- Court Bans Double Celling of New Prisoners
- Transfers May Violate Eighth Amendment
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- Road Kill For Washington Prisons
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- Failure to Treat Illness Violates Eighth Amendment
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- Editorial, by Ed Mead
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More from Ed Mead:
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- Law of Medical Treatment Explained, Jan. 15, 1994
- Editorial, Jan. 15, 1994
- Gender Based Treatment Disparity Violates Equal Protection, Dec. 15, 1993
- Editorial, Nov. 15, 1993
- The Politics of Imprisonment, Nov. 15, 1993
- Prison Slavery Upheld, Again, Oct. 15, 1993
- Prisoners as Workers: Court Defines Applicability of FLSA, Sept. 15, 1993
- Prisoners as Workers in Washington State: New Law Will Increase Exploitation, Sept. 15, 1993
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