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Case Name	Lewis v. Jackson	PC-DC-0018
Docket / Court	521-73 ( No Court )
State/Territory	District of Columbia
Case Type(s)	Prison Conditions
Case Summary	In 1973, black Muslim inmates at the Lorton Reformatory in Virginia filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. In 1974, the parties entered into a consent decree. We have no further information on the ... read more > In 1973, black Muslim inmates at the Lorton Reformatory in Virginia filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. In 1974, the parties entered into a consent decree. We have no further information on the proceedings in this case. Kristen Sagar - 09/06/2006 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

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Religious programs / policies

Special Case Type

Out-of-court

Type of Facility

Government-run

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Lorton Reformatory
Plaintiff Description	black Muslim inmates at the Lorton Reformatory in Virginia
Class action status sought	Unknown
Class action status granted	Unknown
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Unknown
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	1974 - n/a
Case Ongoing	No reason to think so

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Civil Rights Injunctions Over Time: A Case Study of Jail and Prison Court Orders N.Y.U. Law Review By: Margo Schlanger (Washington University) Citation: 81 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 550 (2006) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State: How the Courts Reformed America's Prisons By: Malcolm M. Feeley & Edward Rubin (UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law & Vanderbilt School of Law Faculty) Citation: (1998) [ Detail ]
Links	Cruel Confinement: Abuse, Discrimination and Death Within Alabama's Prisons Written: Jun. 04, 2014 (Southern Poverty Law Center ) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

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