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PRISONERS' LEGAL RIGHTS - A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CASES AND ARTICLES. 2D ED.

NCJ Number
16105
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1974
Length
40 pages
Annotation
LISTING OF JUDICIAL DECISIONS AND LEGAL LITERATURE IN THE AREA OF PRISON LAW AND PRISONERS' RIGHTS.
Abstract
RULINGS MADE BY STATE COURTS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS, UNITED STATES COURTS OF APPEALS, AND THE SUPREME COURT ARE INCLUDED. JUDICIAL DECISIONS COVER THE AREAS OF FIRST AMENDMENT FREEDOMS, ACCESS TO THE COURTS, PROTECTION FROM HARM, AND MEDICAL AID. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDED DISCIPLINE, CLASSIFICATION, AND TRANSFERS, REHABILITATION AND TREATMENT, PHYSICAL CONDITIONS, PAROLE AND CIVIL DISABILITIES. THE BOOKS AND PERIODICALS CITED COVER THESE TOPICS PLUS THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT, JUDICIAL REVIEW OF PRISON DECISIONS, AND DETAINERS. CITATIONS FROM THE MAGAZINE, 'PRISON LAW REPORTER,' ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY.