What is the Prison Litigation Reform Act?

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The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) is a U.S. federal law that was enacted in 1996 in response to a significant increase in prisoner litigation in the federal courts and was designed to decrease the incidence of litigation within the court system.

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