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Constitutional rights of prisoners / John W. Palmer.

By: Palmer, John W, 1933-Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Providence, NJ : LexisNexis, 2010. Edition: 9th edDescription: xviii, 959 p. ; 26 cmISBN: 9781593455033 (softbound)Subject(s): Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Cases | Prisoners -- Civil rights -- United States -- CasesLOC classification: KB 92 | P35 2010
Contents:
An overview of the judicial system -- Administrative law -- Use of force : use of corporal punishment to enforce prison discipline -- Prisoners' rights to visitation/association : searches -- Prisoners' rights to use of the mail, internet, and telephone -- Isolated confinement : "the hole" and administrative segregation -- Religion in prison -- Legal services -- Prisoner disciplinary proceedings -- Right to rehabilitation programs, right to medical aid, and right to life -- Additional litigation -- Parole and probation -- Litigation against government and individuals -- The Prison Litigation Reform Act -- Selected federal statutes affecting prisoners.
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Includes index.

An overview of the judicial system -- Administrative law -- Use of force : use of corporal punishment to enforce prison discipline -- Prisoners' rights to visitation/association : searches -- Prisoners' rights to use of the mail, internet, and telephone -- Isolated confinement : "the hole" and administrative segregation -- Religion in prison -- Legal services -- Prisoner disciplinary proceedings -- Right to rehabilitation programs, right to medical aid, and right to life -- Additional litigation -- Parole and probation -- Litigation against government and individuals -- The Prison Litigation Reform Act -- Selected federal statutes affecting prisoners.

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