A report on the role of the federal courts in handling "conditions of confinement" complaints by both state and federal prisoners, with emphasis on state cases brought under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983. Procedures for handling such cases from initial filing through the pretrial stages are presented.
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Recommended Procedures for Handling Prisoner Civil Rights Cases in the Federal Courts
January 1, 1977
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