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E.D. Michigan· 10/25/1979

Glover v. Johnson

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  • 478 F. Supp. 1075

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  • finding that prison programs offered to Michigan women inmates were substantially inferior to those available to male inmates
  • women prisoners entitled to a greater variety of programming than provided by the five existing programs
  • “I do not believe that because [the male prison] has a much larger library that Plaintiffs can fairly claim that the State discriminates against them.”
  • given the inferior programs offered at female prison, the practical effect of housing women separately is to deny them access to the range and quality of programs offered male inmates based solely on their gender
  • given the inferior programs offered at female prison, the practical effect of housing women separately is to deny them access to the range and quality of programs offered male inmates based solely on their gender
  • male and female prisoners “similarly situated” for purposes of educational programs

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