Rights of prisoners / Michael B. Mushlin.

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Main Author: Mushlin, Michael B., 1944- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Eagan, Minnesota] : Thomson Reuters, [2017]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Prisoners' rights : historical background and general overview
  • Prisoners' rights : overview of prisoner rights law
  • The Eighth Amendment : solitary confinement, prevention of violence, protection against overcrowding, and provision of the necessities of life
  • The Eighth Amendment : medical care
  • Equal Protection Clause : discrimination issues
  • Communication and expression : speech in prison
  • First Amendment rights : religion
  • Prison labor
  • Fourth Amendment rights : privacy and related issues
  • Disciplinary proceedings
  • Classifications, transfers, and detainers
  • Access to courts
  • Visiting
  • Personal correspondence : mail, telephone, email
  • Access to the media
  • Civil disabilities
  • Prison Litigation Reform Act and in forma pauperis proceedings
  • Private prisons
  • Appendices.