116 Md. App. 1 - Robinson v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
2
states following
February 2009
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bell v. Wolfish · Benton v. Maryland · Pell v. Procunier · United States v. Halper · Illinois v. Vitale
Most-quoted passages
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“[p]rison is a place where ‘good order and discipline are paramount because of the concentration of convicted criminals.’ ... The adoption and execution of prison policies are ‘peculiarly within the province and professional expertise of corrections officials’ whose judgment should generally be deferred to by the courts. Because prison security and the safety of its population are in their hands, prison officials ‘must have a wide discretion in promulgating rules.... ’”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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