Lawrence R. ALBERTI, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
The SHERIFF OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS et al., Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellants, Appellees,
In re Ann RICHARDS, the Governor of Texas, et al., Third Party Defendants-Appellants.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 25, 1991.
July 25, 1991.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mike Driscoll, County Atty., Lisa S. Rice and Harold M. Streicher, Asst. County Attys., Houston, Tex., Robert Ozer and John B. Worley, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for appellants in No. 90-2441.
Gerald M. Birnberg, James T. Oitzinger, Houston, Tex., for appellees in No. 90-2441.
Robert Ozer and John B. Worley, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for appellants in No. 90-6034.
James T. Oitzinger, Gerald M. Birnberg, Mike Driscoll, County Atty., Harold M. Streicher and Lisa S. Rice, Asst. County Attys., Houston, Tex., for appellees in No. 90-6034.
Dan Morales, Atty. Gen., Robert Ozer and John B. Worley, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for appellants in No. 91-2274.
Harold M. Streicher, El Franco Lee, Jim Fonteno, Steve Radack, Jerry Eversole and Lisa S. Rice, Asst. County Attys., James Oitzinger, Gerald M. Birnberg, Williams, Birnberg & Anderson, Houston, Tex., for appellees in No. 91-2274.
Robert M. Ozer and John B. Worley, Asst. Attys. Gen., Dan Morales, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for appellants in No. 91-2274.
Harold M. Streicher, El Franco Lee, Jim Fonteno, Steve Radack, Jerry Eversole and Lisa S. Rice, Asst. County Attys., James Oitzinger, Gerald M. Birnberg, Williams, Birnberg & Anderson, Houston, Tex., for appellees in No. 91-2274.
Before REAVLEY, HIGGINBOTHAM, and DUHE, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This is another chapter in the now epic struggle of Texas with its bulging prisons. The reality is that the colloquial expression "state pen" has often been apt. Harris County, Texas, after many years of federal prodding, brought its jails into substantial compliance with constitutional standards. County jails in Texas house both county and state prisoners. A substantial portion of a county's jail population consists of prisoners...
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