'...a brilliant investigation...Thomas' book not only is an excellent descriptive and interpretive analysis but it will surely provide the basis of further research on JHLs and jailhouse lawyering. It presently stands as the definitive statement on the subject.'-CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY
Dep't of Corrections, 186 F.3d 407,410–11 (3d Cir. 1999) (holding that prisoner in work release in a halfway house was still in institutional confinement and had no liberty interest); Kim v. Hurston, 182 F.3d 113, 117 (2d Cir.
Recommendations -- Incarceration in the United States -- Enactment of the Prison Litigation Reform Act -- The exhaustion requirement -- The physical injury requirement -- The PLRA's application to children -- The PLRA'seffect on prisoner's ...
A resource for federal judges, pro se law clerks, and others in the courts who manage prisoner pro se litigation.
Prisoners' Self-help Litigation Manual
What rights and privileges should be accorded to those who are incarcerated? This work examines this issue from different perspectives, incorporating excerpts from legal documents, and court cases.
An eye-opening account of an industry that many are aware of but few know much about, this book will reshape our understanding of the fundamental nature of the American carceral state.
Annually, prisoners file more than 25,000 lawsuits against correctional personnel over a wide range of confinement issues. This book has been designed to keep personnel and students abreast of such...