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Prison Litigation Reform Act Passed

Loaded on July 15, 1996 by Paul Wright published in Prison Legal News July, 1996, page 1
Filed under: Victims, Overcrowding, Attorney Fees (PLRA), Consent Decrees (PLRA), Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Filing Fees (PLRA), Frivolous Litigation (PLRA), Physical Injury Rule, Injunctions (PLRA), Court Appearances, Civil Procedure, Damages, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Special Masters, Default Judgments, Good Time, Restitution, Federal Legislation. Location: United States of America.
On April 27, 1996, president Clinton signed the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) into law attached as a rider to the budget for the Justice Department. The PLRA is the culmination of a lengthy campaign waged by prisoncrats and the National Association of the Attorney Generals (NAAG) to restrict prisoners' …

 

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