Barney Frank: “I do not think where we are talking about conscious misbehavior that…”

On the recordApril 23, 1998

I do not think where we are talking about conscious misbehavior that violates the rights of nonviolent criminals. What we are talking about is saying if you have prison officials who are consciously abusing the rights of nonviolent felons, people who have committed fraud, it has nothing to do with overcrowding or violence, under no circumstances should a judge be able to say the remedy is, if you don't stop abusing these people, we are going to make you let them loose. I don't think under all circumstances we ought to say no to that.

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Barney Frank

Democratic · Massachusetts

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Discussing the treatment of nonviolent felons and judicial remedies for prison officials' misconduct.

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Barney Frank: “I do not think where we are talking about conscious misbehavior that violates the rights of nonviolent criminals. What…”

Editor's note · Context