Laube v. Campbell.

• Position: Female inmates alleges violation of Eighth Amendment, and conditions of confinement - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

CONDITIONS

Laube v. Campbell, 255 F.Supp.2d 1301 (M.D.Ala. 2003). Female inmates brought an action alleging that conditions in a state prison system violated the Eighth Amendment. The district court preliminarily enjoined the state from continuing to operate the prison in an unconstitutionally overcrowded and unsafe manner. The state filed a proposed remedial plan and later submitted a supplemental plan. After the preliminary injunction expired, the district court held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) did not limit a 90-day period for...