West Virginia Supreme Court· 11/30/1988

Crain v. Bordenkircher

Citations

376 S.E.2d 140
180 W. Va. 246
1988 W. Va. LEXIS 224

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holding by judicial branch directing executive branch to construct new correctional facility because of unconstitutional penitentiary conditions
recognizing jurisdiction over constitutional matters and holding that \[t]his Court has a duty to take such actions as are necessary to protect and guard the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of West Virginia\
recognizing jurisdiction over constitutional matters and holding that \[t]his Court has a duty to take such actions as are necessary to protect and guard the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of West Virginia\
appointing receiver to oversee closing of West Virginia penitentiary and construction of new facility
appointing receiver to oversee closing of West Virginia penitentiary and construction of new facility
ordering the State to pay for construction of a new jail if it failed to purge itself of contempt, and recognizing this rem- edy as “clearly a lesser evil” than the “release [of prisoners] from the penitentiary because of the unconstitutional condi- tions of confinement”

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