PER CURIAM.
The plaintiffs, representing a class of prisoners and pretrial detainees, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the conditions of confinement in the Rhode Island prison system violated the eighth and fourteenth amendments. After a lengthy trial, and a ruling in the plaintiffs' favor on the merits, the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island awarded attorneys' fees to the plaintiffs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988...
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