NCJ Number
149271
Journal
National Prison Project Journal Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Dated: (Winter 1993) Pages: 3-11
Date Published
1993
Length
9 pages
Annotation
This report summarizes the current status of each State's correctional system with respect to court orders and consent decrees to limit inmate populations, improve prison conditions, or both in either the entire State system or its major facilities.
Abstract
Forty States plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands are under court order or consent degree regarding inmate populations or conditions in part or all of the correctional system. Thirty-two jurisdictions are under court order for overcrowding or conditions in at least one of their major prison facilities, while 11 jurisdictions are under court order covering their entire system. Only four States have never been involved in major litigation challenging overcrowding or conditions in their prisons. Summary list