Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State : How the Courts Reformed America's Prisons

Feeley, Malcolm M.; Rubin, Edward L.

ISBN 10: 0521777348 / ISBN 13: 9780521777346

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State : How the Courts Reformed America's Prisons
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521777348
• ISBN 13: 9780521777346
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Between 1965 and 1990, federal judges in almost all of the states handed down sweeping rulings that affected virtually every prison and jail in the United States. Without a doubt judges were the most important prison reformers during this period. This book provides an account of this process, and uses it to explore the more general issue of the role of courts in the modern bureaucratic state. It provides detailed accounts of how the courts formulated and sought to implement their orders, and how this action affected the traditional conception of federalism, separation of powers, and the rule of law.

Book Description

Between 1965 and 1990, federal judges in almost all of the states handed down sweeping rulings that affected virtually every prison and jail in the United States. Without a doubt judges were the most important prison reformers during this period. This account of the process explores the more general issue of the role of courts in the modern bureaucratic state.