Transcript of U.S. Supreme Court Hearing in Plata v. Schwarzenegger
November 30, 2010 On November 30, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Plata v. Schwarzenegger, a long-running class action lawsuit about the quality of health care provided to California prison inmates. The ruling is expected to affect the pace of health care improvement in California prisons. The Supreme Court will rule on whether a lower court order requiring the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation to reduce the prison population to remedy unconstitutional overcrowding violated the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Download the Report . . .
