Hutto v. Finney
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hutto-v-finney-243-11537651
title:
Hutto v. Finney
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Hutto v. Finney, 437 U.S. 678 (1978), is a landmark Supreme Court case against the Arkansas Department of Correction. The litigation lasted almost a decade, from 1969 through 1978. It was the first successful lawsuit filed by an inmate against a correctional institution. The case also clarified the Arkansas prison system's unacceptable punitive measures. Hutto v. Finney was a certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
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1978 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutto_v._Finney
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2023-12-19T16:08:49Z
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