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29 Hamline L. Rev. 145 (2006)
The Gang's All Here: How the Supreme Court's Unanimous Holding in Wilkinson v. Austin Utilizes Supermax Facilities to Combat Prison Gangs and Other Security Threats

handle is hein.journals/hamlrv29 and id is 153 raw text is: THE GANG'S ALL HERE: HOW THE SUPREME COURT'S UNANIMOUS HOLDING IN WILKINSON V. AUSTIN UTILIZES SUPERMAX FACILITIES TO COMBAT PRISON GANGS AND OTHER SECURITY THREATS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 147 II. STATEMENT OF THE CASE 149 A. THE CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT AT THE OSP AND THE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM CONTROLLING OSP PLACEMENT AND RETENTION 149 B. THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, EASTERN DIVISION 152 C. THE SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS' MAJORITY OPINION 153 D. THE SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS' DISSENTING OPINION 155 E. THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT 155 III. BACKGROUND 156 A. THE PURPOSE OF THE OHIO STATE PENITENTIARY AND SUPERMAX PRISONS IN GENERAL 157 B. THE PROMINENCE OF PRISON GANGS AND THE DIFFICULTY OF PRISON ADMINISTRA TION 158 C. THE SUPREME COURT CASES ESTABLISHING THE AMOUNT OF PROCEDURE REQUIRED FOR PRISON TRANSFERS 159 D. THE CIRCUIT COURT SPLIT THAT AROSE FROM AN ERRONEOUS READING OF SANDIN AND A MISAPPLICATION OF THE MA THEWS BALANCING TEST 166

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