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Alabama Prison Officials Held in Contempt Again

A federal district court held Alabama prison officials in contempt for violating a 12-year-old Consent Decree. The court also awarded attorney's fees against the state and dissolved the decree pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act, (PLRA).

In 1983, prisoners in an Alabama jail filed suit challenging, among other things, ...

 

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