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PLRA Doesn't Affect Court Contempt Powers

A federal district court in New Jersey held that 18 U.S.C. § 3626, which allows for the immediate termination of prison and jail consent decrees, does not affect the contempt powers of courts. The underlying case involves a motion by jail detainee plaintiffs to impose contempt sanctions on jail officials ...

 

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