What was the nature of the issues that led to the Ruiz v. Estelle case, and what was the ruling in the case? How did the state respond to Judge Justice's ruling in the case? Is Texas's prison population too large? Explain your response
What will be an ideal response?
1. Describe the problems in the state prison system that led to the Ruiz case.
2. Explain the ruling of Judge Justice including some of the specific problems with prison conditions that he identified.
3. Discuss state responses to the ruling including the creation of new treatment programs, changes in penalties for different types of crimes, and the doubling of the size of the prison system.
4. State and defend a position regarding the size of Texas's prison population.
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