| The Rights of Prisoners, Fourth Edition A Comprehensive Guide to Prisoners' Legal Rights under Present Law | | | Author:
| Rudovsky, David
Bronstein, Alvin J.
Koren, Edward I. | | Series title: | ACLU Handbook Ser. | | ISBN: | 978-0-8093-1452-2 | | Publication Date: | May 1988 | | Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
| | Book Format: | Paperback | | List Price: | USD $19.95USD $19.95 | Book Description:
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While prison officials continue to hold enormous power over prisoners, since the late 1960s judicial decisions have begun to reflect an attempt to eliminate major prison abuses. Topics covered include freedom from cruel and unusual punishment, due process, prison censorship, religious and racial discrimination, special concerns of women prisoners, medical care, rehabilitation, parole, and remedies and procedures for challenging conditions of confinement. While prison officials continue to hold enormous power over prisoners, since the late 1960s judicial decisions have begun to reflect an attempt to eliminate major prison abuses. Topics covered include freedom from cruel and unusual punishment, due process, prison censorship, religious and racial discrimination, special concerns of women prisoners, medical care, rehabilitation, parole, and remedies and procedures for challenging conditions of confinement. | |