Opinion ID: 2362812
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Permanent Population Cap

Text: 8. Beginning not later than July 10, 1981, the procedures set forth in paragraph 7, supra, shall be applied to further reduce the population to the rated capacity as determined by paragraphs 1-4, inclusive, of this Order by August 1, 1981, and periodically thereafter whenever required, shall be further applied to maintain the population at that level. 9. No inmate in any Philadelphia County correctional institution shall be double-celled after August 1, 1981. The terms of this Order shall be applicable to and shall govern the level of the population of any Philadelphia County correctional institution hereafter established. 10. The procedures set forth in this Order are designed to maintain compliance with this Court's previous Opinions, Orders and Stipulations and Agreements in this case, and in particular the Order of February 4, 1977, entitling all individuals to single cell occupancy in the County Prison system. BY THE COURT: THEODORE B. SMITH, JR. JUDGE PAUL A. DANDRIDGE JUDGE CALVIN T. WILSON JUDGE FLAHERTY, J., joins in this opinion and files a concurring opinion. NIX, J., files a dissenting opinion in which McDERMOTT and HUTCHINSON, JJ., join. McDERMOTT, J., files a dissenting opinion.