Judicial policy making and the modern state: how the courts reformed America's prisons

Introduction Part I. The Case of Judicial Prison Reform: 2. An overview of judicial prison reform 3. Two classic prison reform cases: Arkansas and Texas 4. Three variations on a theme: the Colorado penitentiary, the Santa Clara county jails and Marion penitentiary Part II. The Theory of Judicial Policy-Making: 5. Defining the problem, identifying the goal, and rejecting the principle of federalism 6. Creating doctrine, choosing solutions and transforming the rule of law 7. Implementing the solution, muddling through and ignoring the separation of powers principle 8. Conclusion 9. CODA: assessing the successes of judicial prison reform.