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Judicial Decisions and Prison Reform - The Impact of Litigation on Women Prisoners

NCJ Number
91543
Journal
Social Problems Volume: 31 Issue: 1 Dated: (October 1983) Pages: 45-58
Author(s)
E B Leonard
Date Published
1983
Length
14 pages
Annotation
Despite a decade of prison reform, women in U.S. prisons still suffer discrimination in a wide variety of areas. This paper discusses prison litigation concerning women in the areas of sex discrimination, medical care, and parental rights.
Abstract
It discusses the limited impact which judicial decisions have had on conditions within women's prisons and analyzes the reasons for this ineffectiveness. Footnotes, about 40 references, and 24 case citations are supplied. (Author abstract modified)