Legal Opinion
Jefferson v. Moran
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 25, 1984No. 83-406-AppealPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY, Justice.
This case has been certified to us by the Federal District Court of Rhode Island pursuant to Rule 6 of the Supreme Court Rules. In pertinent part, it is a civil action in which the petitioners seek both declaratory and injunctive relief for alleged violations of the Fourteenth Amendment, and 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 1981) by virtue of respondent’s alleged non-compliance with G.L.1956 (1977 Reenactment) § 42-35-3.
The petitioners are inmates at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) and others affected by certain policies adopted by the Department of Corrections (DOC)…
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