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IMPRISONED CITIZENS UNION v. SHAPP

Civil Action No. 70-3054.

977 F.Supp. 335 (1996)

IMPRISONED CITIZENS UNION, et al., v. Milton SHAPP, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

December 9, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephan Presser, American Liberties Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, for Plaintiff.

Francis R. Filipi, Office of Attorney General (PA), Harrisburg, PA, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM

DuBOIS, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

Between 1970 and 1971 four related cases challenging the constitutionality of conditions and policies at a number of Pennsylvania State Correctional Institutions were filed in this Court. On May 22, 1978, after those suits were consolidated and a plaintiff class certified, then — Chief Judge Joseph S. Lord, III approved a Consent Decree...

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