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Eva8 [605]
3 years ago
11

Congress made its first foray into inmate civil rights issues over 20 years ago with passage of "_______."

History
1 answer:
Natalka [10]3 years ago
4 0

The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA),

The PLRA is a U.S. federal law that was enacted by Congress in 1996 in response to a significant increase in prisoner litigation in the federal courts. It was designed to decrease the incidence of litigation within the court system.






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