Legal Opinion
Harris v. Reeves
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 26, 1991No. Civ. A. 82-1847PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SHAPIRO, District Judge.
In this civil rights action complaining of overcrowding in the Philadelphia County prisons, the court approved a Stipulation and Agreement of the parties and entered it as an order of the court. That Order of March 11, 1991, revises and replaces in part a Consent Decree in effect since December 30, 1986. The court now states its reasons for approval.
The Philadelphia prison system is one of many prison systems burdened with old and inadequate facilities and a rising rate of incarceration. The parties agree that the Philadelphia prisons should house no…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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