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Women Prisoners Win Court Access Claim
Loaded on Aug. 15, 1996
published in Prison Legal News
August, 1996, page 14
Past issues of PLN have reported the class action suit filed by women prisoners in Nebraska concerning a wide range of prison conditions. See: Klinger v. Nebraska DOC, 824 F. Supp. 1374 (D NE 1993); 31 F.3d 727 (8th Cir. 1994) and 887 F. Supp. 1281 (D NE 1995). The …
Filed under:
Gender Discrimination -- Women,
Attorney Fee Awards,
Court Access,
Prisoner Legal Assistance,
Law Library Access/Adequacy.
Location:
Nebraska.
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