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prisoner release order

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Definitions from Case Law

From 563 U.S. 493 - Brown v. Plata · 2011Most cited · 111 citing opinions

any order, including a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunctive relief, that has the purpose or effect of reducing or limiting the prison population, or that directs the release from or nonadmission of prisoners to a prison ...." [Appendix B is on p. 548.] *548 [[Image here]] *549 [[Image here]] *550 [[Image here]] *551 [[Image here]] A similar conclusion was reached by the Little Hoover Commission, a bipartisan and independent state body, wh

United States Code

18 U.S.C. § 3626 — as used in this section

the term “prisoner release order” includes any order, including a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunctive relief, that has the purpose or effect of reducing or limiting the prison population, or that directs the release from or nonadmission of prisoners to a prison;