Mushlin, Michael B.

Rights of prisoners Michael B. Mushlin. - 4th ed. - [St. Paul, Minn.] West c2009. - 4 v. 26 cm.

Versión impresa disponible hasta 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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. v.1. v.2. v.3. v.4.

Updated by pocket parts.


Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.

KF 9731 / .M87 2009