Legal Opinion
Lawrence R. Alberti v. The Sheriff of Harris County, Texas, Defendants-Third Party in Re Ann Richards, the Governor of Texas, Third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 25, 1991No. 90-2441, 90-6034, 91-2210, 91-2274 and 91-2801PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This is another chapter in the now epic struggle of Texas with its bulging prisons. The reality is that the colloquial expression “state pen” has often been apt. Harris County, Texas, after many years of federal prodding, brought its jails into substantial compliance with constitutional standards. County jails in Texas house both county and state prisoners. A substantial portion of a county’s jail population consists of prisoners destined for the state prison system. The struggle of Harris County for an adequate jail system was frustrated by the state’s…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Jones v. GusmanDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2013
- Alberti v. KlevenhagenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Harris v. Angelina County, Tex.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. City of YonkersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Valles v. Texas Commission on Jail StandardsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
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