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JACKSON et al. v. HENDRICK

457 Pa. 405 (1974)

Jackson et al., Appellants, v. Hendrick.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

July 1, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Rudovsky, with him Bruce E. Endy, David Kairys, Kairys & Rudovsky, and Community Legal Services, Inc., for appellants.

John Mattioni, Deputy City Solicitor, with him Nicholas Panarella, Jr. and James M. Penny, Jr., Assistant City Solicitors, and Martin Weinberg, City Solicitor, for appellees.

Mercer D. Tate and Gratz, Tate, Spiegel, Ervin & Ruthrauff, for Philadelphia Bar Association, amicus curiae.

Before JONES, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, July 1, 1974:

Appellants, on behalf of themselves and all others confined in Philadelphia prisons, commenced this action seeking equitable relief from the allegedly unconstitutional conditions existing in the Philadelphia prison system. After taking extensive testimony, a special three-judge court found that confinement in Philadelphia prisons constituted cruel and unusual punishment. The court made findings of fact, conclusions of...

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