Number: RS22539
Title: Prison Litigation Reform Act in the Supreme Court's 2006 Term
Authors: Paul Starett Wallace, Jr., American Law Division 
Abstract: When prisoners sue in federal court to challenge the conditions of their confinement, the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) requires that they first exhaust their available administrative remedies by pursuing to completion the prison's internal complaint process before moving forward with their civil rights lawsuits. The Court will decide in three consolidated cases, Jones v. Bock (05-7058), Walton v. Bouchard, and Williams v. Overton (05-7142), whether the PLRA's exhaustion requirement insists that prisoners complete the administrative review process in accordance with applicable procedural rules.
Pages: 6
Date: November 28, 2006