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FORTS v. MALCOLM

No. 76 Civ. 101 (CHT).

426 F.Supp. 464 (1977)

Iola FORTS and Fannie Bryant, detainees of the New York City Correctional Institution for Women, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Benjamin J. MALCOLM, Commissioner of Correction of the City of New York, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

February 1, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Legal Aid Society, Prisoners' Rights Project, New York City, William E. Hellerstein, Joel Berger, Marjorie M. Smith, New York City, of counsel, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York City, Eve Cary, New York City, of counsel, for plaintiffs.

W. Bernard Richland, Corp. Counsel, New York City, for defendants; Rosemary Carroll, New York City, of counsel.

MEMORANDUM

TENNEY, District Judge.

This action has been brought by pretrial detainees at the New York City Correctional Institution for Women ("NYCCIFW"), located on Rikers Island, who ask the Court to enjoin a number of practices at the institution which are said to violate the plaintiffs' constitutional rights. Before the Court at this time are three motions: (1) the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction as to many of the claims stated in the...

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