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Most of Ruiz Relief Terminated Under PLRA
Under the PLRA, the district court terminated most of the
previously-ordered prospective relief aimed at correcting unconstitutional
conditions in Texas prisons. Relief was terminated in areas involving
prison staffing, discipline, single-cell housing for prisoners in
administrative segregation, access to courts, visitation, overcrowding,
monitoring by class counsel: internal monitoring, medical services, and
death row conditions. Relief was maintained, but amended, in the areas
involving excessive-use-of-force. The court noted that it would be
appropriate to consider modified or new relief for ongoing constitutional
violations in areas involving inmate safety, use-of-force, and
administrative segregation. See: Ruiz v. Johnson, 2001 WL 737338 (S.D.Tex.).
previously-ordered prospective relief aimed at correcting unconstitutional
conditions in Texas prisons. Relief was terminated in areas involving
prison staffing, discipline, single-cell housing for prisoners in
administrative segregation, access to courts, visitation, overcrowding,
monitoring by class counsel: internal monitoring, medical services, and
death row conditions. Relief was maintained, but amended, in the areas
involving excessive-use-of-force. The court noted that it would be
appropriate to consider modified or new relief for ongoing constitutional
violations in areas involving inmate safety, use-of-force, and
administrative segregation. See: Ruiz v. Johnson, 2001 WL 737338 (S.D.Tex.).
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Related legal case
Ruiz v. Johnson
| Year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Cite | 2001 WL 737338 (S.D. Tex.) |
| Level | District Court |
| Conclusion | Bench Verdict |
| Attorney Fees | 0 |
| Damages | 0 |
| Injunction Status | Granted |