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Evidentiary Hearing Allowed in PLRA Consent Decree Terminations

The court of appeals for the Fourth circuit reaffirmed that the Prison Litigation Reform Act's (PLRA) consent decree termination provisions are constitutional and also held that the PLRA provides no avenue for district courts to make after the fact findings to avoid termination. The court held that the state prison ...

 

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