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Bowers v. City of Philadelphia, No. 06-CV-3229 (E.D.Pa.) (2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5804) (January 25, 2007) (Judge R. Barclay Surrick)

Loaded on Jan. 1, 2007 published in Punch and Jurists January 01, 2007
Filed under: Overcrowding, Punch And Jurists.

In an important and scathing 76-page ruling, District Judge R. Barclay Surrick concluded that Philadelphia's jails are so overcrowded and dangerous that they violate the constitutional rights of inmates. He found, for example, that “[t]he City has been aware of the prison overcrowding problem for years and has failed …

 

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