- Collection:
- Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
- Title:
- Henley, Jesse Smith
- Creator:
- Morris, Jeffrey B.
- Date of Original:
- 1917/1997
- Subject:
- Judges--United States--Biography
Prisons--Arkansas
United States. Federal Communications Commission
Judges--Arkansas--Biography
Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.) - People:
- Henley, Jesse Smith, 1917-1997
McClellan, John L. (John Little), 1896-1977 - Location:
- United States, Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock, 34.74648, -92.28959
United States, Arkansas, Searcy County, 35.9109, -92.69949
United States, Arkansas, Searcy County, Saint Joe, 36.03007, -92.80461 - Medium:
- articles
- Description:
- Biographical entry on Jesse Smith Henley, a federal judge who presided over a number of desegregation cases, but more famously declared the Arkansas penitentiary system in violation of the Eighth Amendment.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=417
- Rights Holder:
- copyright Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture 2007
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Contributing Institution:
- Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
