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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CORRECTIONAL LAW

NCJ Number
25648
Journal
RESOLUTION OF CORRECTIONAL PROBLEMS AND ISSUES Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Dated: (WINTER 1975) Pages: 36-43
Author(s)
W T TOAL
Date Published
1975
Length
8 pages
Annotation
A SUMMARY UPDATE OF CORRECTIONAL CASE LAW, ARRANGED BY THE ISSUE ADDRESSED.
Abstract
THE FOLLOWING ISSUES ARE INCLUDED: ACCESS TO COURTS AND COUNSEL; CORRESPONDENCE AND ACCESS TO MEDIA; GRIEVANCES; GROOMING; DISCIPLINARY METHODS, PUNITIVE ISOLATION, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION; ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATIONS; SAFETY; FACILITIES; MEDICAL TREATMENT AND PRACTICES; ADMINISTRATOR'S LIABILITY; REHABILITATION (DESIRED TREATMENT AND UNWANTED REHABILITATION); TRANSFERS; DETAINERS; AND PAROLE. AN APPENDED SECTION ON LANDMARK CASES DISCUSSES DECISIONS ON MEDICAL CARE, CONSTITUTIONAL DEPRIVATIONS, AND SEGREGATION AND DEPRIVATION. A TOTAL OF 79 CASES IS REPORTED.