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Jail reform litigation: The issue of rights and remedies

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This paper looks at the vast array of lawsuits filed by jail inmates challenging the conditions of their confinement. While much attention has been focused on prison reform litigation, many of the nation's jails have been subject to civil rights lawsuits, and many are now operating under some form of court order.

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  1. New Mexico State University, New Mexico, USA

    G. Larry Mays & Frances P. Bernat

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Mays, G.L., Bernat, F.P. Jail reform litigation: The issue of rights and remedies. AJCJ 12, 254–273 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02888938

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