After an overview of the judicial system, chapters cover ongoing issues in prisoner's rights and prison litigation, detailing areas including use of force, religion in prison, legal services, use of mail and telephone, civil and criminal liabilities of prison officials, and medical treatment. Includes some 400 pages of significant cases. This edition adds a new chapter on The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, the text of which has been added as an appendix. This edition also features a new case, reflecting the conservative opinions of the present Supreme Court. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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.
Rev. ed. of : Rights of prisoners / James J. Gobert, Neil P. Cohen. c1981.
Prisoners' rights is an area of constitutional law that is often overlooked. Combining an historical and strategic analysis, this study describes the doctrinal development of the constitutional rights of prisoners...
Prisoners' Rights Sourcebook: Theory, Litigation, Practice
Furthermore, the book discusses the defenses that general administrators use to justify their actions. In the final analysis, the book focuses on the future of correctional litigation.
This book illuminates the decision-making processes of the US Supreme court through an examination of several prisoners' rights cases.
Over the past decade, prison law and conditions have changed significantly. This new edition is updated to include the most relevant prisoners' rights topics and approaches to litigation.
While prison officials continue to hold enormous power over prisoners, since the late 1960s judicial decisions have begun to reflect an attempt to eliminate major prison abuses. Topics covered include...
This book provides the reader with a clear and concise presentation of cases brought by prisoners under the First, Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments challenging the conditions of their confinement.
Legal Rights of Prisoners