A Wrong Without a Right? Overcoming the Prison Litigation Reform Act's Physical Injury Requirement in Solitary Confinement Cases

This Essay argues against applying the so-called “physical injury” requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) to deny monetary compensation to solitary confinement survivors. The Essay identifies three ways in which misapplication of the PLRA’s physical injury requirement limits the abil...

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Autor principal: Daniel Greenfield (Autor)
Otros Autores: Maggie Filler
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2020
En:Año: 2020
Acceso en línea: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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