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Brown v. Plata

Supreme Court Orders California to Release 30,000 Prisoners

The Supreme Court ruled Monday in Brown v. Plata that California’s overcrowded prisons violate the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment, and ordered the release of 30,000 prisoners. The 5-4 decision was sharply divided. Justice Kennedy, leading for the Majority, described “telephone-booth-sized cages without toilets,” used to house suicidal inmates. Justice Scalia, offering […]

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