A civilly detained individual is not a “prisoner” as defined by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
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PLS Wins Groundbreaking Case in the Second Circuit
On July 1, 2021, the Second Circuit issued a landmark decision in Brathwaite v. Garland, finding that the imposition of a presumption of finality to state criminal convictions under appellate review was arbitrary and unreasonable.