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    As a Direct Consequence of Higher Incarceration Rates, Courts Have
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As a Direct Consequence of Higher Incarceration Rates, Courts Have

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As a direct consequence of higher incarceration rates, courts have cited states for maintaining overcrowded prisons that violate an incarcerated person's Amendment right prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment.

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