Prisoners representing themselves in civil rights cases are gumming up federal dockets in Connecticut, pushing the court to call on more attorneys to jump in pro bono.
Most prisoners are ill-equipped to handle their own lawsuits and the legal complexities that come with them, attorneys and court officials said. That has caused a slew of aging cases to queue up on judges’ calendars as they attempt to give prisoners flexibility in handling their own motions.
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