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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:category
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United States prison case
civil rights lawsuit
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:503_F._Supp._1265_(S.D._Tex._1980)
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gptkbp:concerns
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gptkb:Texas_Department_of_Corrections
prison conditions
prisoners' rights
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gptkbp:date
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1980
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gptkbp:filingDate
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gptkb:United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Texas
gptkb:David_Resendez_Ruiz
gptkb:W._J._Estelle,_Jr.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ruiz v. Estelle lawsuit
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gptkbp:impact
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federal oversight of Texas prisons
improved medical care for inmates
reduction of overcrowding in Texas prisons
reform of disciplinary practices in Texas prisons
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gptkbp:judge
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gptkb:William_Wayne_Justice
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Eighth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
cruel and unusual punishment
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gptkbp:resultedIn
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major prison reforms in Texas
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gptkbp:SupremeCourtDecision
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Texas prison system violated Eighth Amendment
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gptkbp:yearFiled
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1972
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ferguson_Unit
gptkb:Ellis_Unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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