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MODEL ACT FOR THE PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF PRISONERS

NCJ Number
3473
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1972
Length
19 pages
Annotation
MINIMUM STANDARDS ARE PROVIDED TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF PRISONERS AND PROHIBIT INHUMANE TREATMENT, SUCH AS ISOLATION IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.
Abstract
DISCIPLINARY AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES, JUDICIAL RELIEF, AND VISITS TO PRISONERS AND INSTITUTIONS ARE INCLUDED.