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Eleventh Circuit Discusses Contempt Fines for Violation of Consent Decree

A consent decree ordered the state prison system to remove state prisoners from a county jail within 30 days of the state's receipt of the conviction and sentencing transcript. In response to a contempt motion, the state said it could not comply because of overcrowding in its prison system, and ...

 

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