NCJ Number
40488
Journal
Baylor Law Review Volume: 29 Issue: 1 Dated: (WINTER 1977) Pages: 180-186
Date Published
1977
Length
7 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE ANALYZES THE CASE OF JAMES V WALLACE (1976), A CLASS ACTION SUIT ON BEHALF OF ALL PERSONS CONFINED IN THE ALABAMA STATE PRISON SYSTEM.
Abstract
THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA ISSUED AN INJUNCTION ENJOINING ALABAMA FROM MAINTAINING A PRISON SYSTEM THAT WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH A PRESCRIBED SET OF MINIMUM CONSTITUTIONAL STANDARDS. THIS ARTICLE CONFINES ITSELF TO THAT PORTION OF THE ORDER RELATING TO OVERCROWDING, SUPPLIES REQUIRED FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE AND THE DIMENSIONS REQUIRED FOR THE PHYSICAL FACILITY. THE JAMES DECISION ALSO MADE PRISON ADMINISTRATORS CIVILLY LIABLE FOR ABRIDGING THE PRISONER'S RIGHTS EVEN THOUGH THE STATE LEGISLATURE DOES NOT APPROPRIATE ENOUGH FUNDS TO REMEDY UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS....MSP