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Wilkinson v. Austin, No. 04-495 (U.S. Supreme Court) (545 U.S. 209; 125 S.Ct. 2384) (June 13, 2005) (Justice Kennedy)

Loaded on May 1, 2005 published in Punch and Jurists May 30, 2005
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Super-Max prisons.

Americans who have been shocked by the harsh conditions of confinement accorded to foreign detainees at places like Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay would do well to read this decision. It describes some of the standard and generally accepted conditions that exist in America’s “super-max” prisons - a new type ...

 

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  1. Wilkinson v. Austin, No. 04-495 (U.S. Supreme Court) (545 U.S. 209; 125 S.Ct. 2384) (June 13, 2005) (Justice Kennedy)
  2. U.S. v. Johnson, No. 04-4376 (4th Cir.) (410 F.3d 137) (June 8, 2005) (Judge Diana Gribbon Motz)
  3. Johnson v. California, No. 04-6964 (U.S. Supreme Court) (545 U.S. 162; 125 S.Ct. 2410) (June 13, 2005) (Justice Stevens)
  4. Miller-El v. Dretke, No. 03-9659 (U.S. Supreme Court) (545 U.S. 231; 125 S.Ct. 2317) (June 13, 2005) (Justice Souter)
  5. U.S. v. Sears, No. 03-10573 (9th Cir.) (411 F.3d 1124) (June 20, 2005) (Judge William A. Fletcher)
  6. U.S. v. Delgado, No. 6:05-cr-30-ORL-31KRS (M.D.Fla.) (2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29966) (April 8, 2005) (Judge Gregory A. Presnell)
  7. U.S. v. McGough, No. 04-12077 (11th Cir.) (412 F.3d 1232) (June 15, 2005) (Judge Emmett Ripley Cox)

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