David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1982-06-23

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ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge: “There is no iron curtain drawn between the Constitution and the prisons of this country.” 1 When the remedial powers of a federal court are invoked to protect the constitutional rights of inmates, the court may not take a “hands-off” approach. <a class="footnote" href="#fn2" "fn2_ref…

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