Ruiz v. Johnson, No. Civ.A. H-78-987 (S.D.Tex.) (37 F.Supp.2d 855) (March 1, 1999) (William Wayne Justice)
Loaded on May 1, 1999
published in Punch and Jurists
May 17, 1999
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK - Following an epic trial that lasted 159 days and included the testimony of 349 witnesses, Judge William Wayne Justice concluded in 1980 that the prisoners housed in the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) prison system had provided "a rare glimpse behind the walls that so …
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