![]() ![]() The plaintiffs, represented by the New Jersey Public Defender, brought suit a year ago against the Union County officials who administer the UCJ (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "County"). This action involves the overcrowded conditions at the Union County Jail ("UCJ"). ![]() Courts, while being sensitive to the public desire to incarcerate criminals, must, when called upon, examine the conditions of incarceration because "people are sent to prison as punishment, not for punishment." 1861, 60 L.Ed.2d 447 (1979), and sentenced persons from subjection to cruel and unusual punishment, Rhodes v. These amendments protect, respectively, pretrial detainees from subjection to punishment without due process, Bell v. They raise Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment issues with respect to sentenced offenders. The allegations *997 implicate the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments with respect to the confinement of those who stand accused but who are not free on bail (pretrial detainees). The complaints alleging violations of the United States Constitution paint an egregious picture of the conditions of confinement in both state and federal institutions. The reduced habitability of correctional facilities has in turn spawned a flood of lawsuits by prisoners in the federal courts. Institutions have become not just crowded but overcrowded. To date, new construction has not kept pace with the demand for prison space. The erection of new correctional facilities to accommodate the increased jail and prison populations has been urged by many responsible leaders including Chief Justice Warren E. Īs an inevitable consequence of this war on crime, there has been an enormous increase in the population of correctional facilities in this country. The new criminal code has already had an appreciable impact on the number and length of incarcerative sentences. For this reason, the legislatures of many jurisdictions have reacted to this epidemic through the passage of new laws significantly stiffening penalties to be meted out to offenders and adjusting parole guidelines. Incarceration, especially for violent criminals, is increasingly considered to be the appropriate response to criminal behavior. ![]() It is understandable that the public, acting through its appointed and elected representatives, has attempted to respond forcefully by apprehending, prosecuting, convicting, and in appropriate circumstances, incarcerating the perpetrators of crime. *996 People properly perceive it as a disease of epidemic proportions affecting the very well-being of society. It is no secret that crime is one of the most serious problems facing this country. Doherty, County Counsel, County of Union, Elizabeth, N. Van Ness, New Jersey Public Defender by T. ![]() FAUVER, Commissioner, Department of Corrections, Third-Party Defendant. 993 (1982) UNION COUNTY JAIL INMATES, Timmie Lee Barlow, et al., Plaintiffs, You understand that by clicking "I Agree," will conduct only a preliminary people search of the information you provide and that a search of any records will only be conducted and made available after you register for an account or purchase a report.537 F.Supp. Please use information provided by responsibly. cannot confirm that information provided below is accurate or complete. This website contains information collected from public and private resources. The information obtained from our searches is not to be used for any unlawful purposes. You understand that license plate and VIN searches are only available for a purpose authorized by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (DPPA). You understand that by clicking "I Agree" you consent to our Terms of Service and agree not to use information provided by for any purpose under the FCRA, including to make determinations regarding an individual's eligibility for personal credit, insurance, employment, or for tenant screening. is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and does not assemble or evaluate information for the purpose of supplying consumer reports. ![]()
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