· 2/6/1978
Blaney v. Commissioner of Correction
Citations
- 372 N.E.2d 770
- 374 Mass. 337
- 1978 Mass. LEXIS 849
How courts have described this case
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- upholding judicial order mandating certain departmental measures; defendants had earlier been given “every opportunity” to comply with statutory provision
- upholding judicial instructions to department after it repeatedly failed to correct prison conditions as mandated by statute
- specific directions concerning the continued classification of protective custody inmates issued only after persistent failures of the defendants to fulfil their duties as defined by judicial orders
- specific directions concerning the continued classification of protective custody inmates issued only after persistent failures of the defendants to fulfil their duties as defined by judicial orders
- treatment of prisoners in “protective custody” status; violations of statutory standard
- inmates held in protective custody entitled to same privileges as general inmate population
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Judges: Hennessey, Braucher, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams
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