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| Preface | |
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| Law and Corrections | |
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| Law and the Context of Corrections | |
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| The Need for Legal Rules | |
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| The Growing Importance of Corrections Law | |
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| The Forms of Law | |
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| Constitutions | |
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| Statutes | |
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| Case Law | |
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| Judicial Opinions | |
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| Briefing a Case | |
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| Regulations | |
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| Legal Actions and the Courts | |
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| Trial Courts | |
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| Appellate Courts | |
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| Prisoners and the Law | |
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| Prisoners' Rights | |
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| The Role of Courts | |
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| Prisoners' Rights in American History | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Notes | |
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| Prisoners' Legal Cases | |
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| Types of Prisoner Cases | |
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| Appeals | |
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| Habeas Corpus | |
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| Civil Rights Lawsuits | |
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| Other Federal Civil Rights Statutes | |
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| Alternatives to Litigation | |
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| The Problems of Litigation | |
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| Grievances Outside of Court | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Notes | |
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| Decision Making in Prisoners' Cases | |
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| The Decision-Making Process | |
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| Prisoner Litigation in the Federal Courts | |
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| A Picture of Habeas Corpus Cases | |
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| A Picture of Prisoners' Section 1983 Civil Rights Lawsuits | |
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| Corrections Law in Action | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Notes | |
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| Access to the Courts and Communication Rights | |
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| Access to the Courts | |
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| Access to Legal Communications | |
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| Access to Legal Resources | |
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| Mail and Telephones | |
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| Nonlegal Correspondence | |
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| Telephone Contacts | |
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| Contact with Visitors | |
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| Visitors and Rights | |
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| Contact with News Media | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Notes | |
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| Prisoners' Personal Rights | |
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| Freedom of Religion | |
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| Free Exercise Issues | |
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| Developments After O'Lone v. Estate of Shabazz | |
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| Association Rights | |
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| Prisoners' Unions | |
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| Marriage and Family | |
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| Searches | |
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| Searches of Cells | |
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| Searches of Persons | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Notes | |
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| Discipline and Due Process | |
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| Discipline and Rules in Prison | |
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| Disciplinary Proceedings | |
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| State-Created Liberty Interests | |
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| Constitution-Based Due Process Rights | |
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| The Rise and Fall of State-Created Liberty Interests | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Notes | |
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| The Use of Force | |
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| The Constitution and Officials' Use of Force | |
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| The Fourth Amendment and the Use of Force | |
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| The Use of Force in Corrections | |
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| Corporal Punishment | |
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| The Abolition of Corporal Punishment in Prisons | |
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| Corporal Punishment in Other Contexts | |
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| Acceptable Use of Force | |
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| Justifications for the Use of Force | |
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| Liability for Improper Use of Force | |
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| The Use of Force in Contemporary Corrections | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Notes | |
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| Conditions of Confinement: Prison Reform Litigation | |
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| Prison Conditions and Constitutional Conflicts | |
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| Prison Conditions Cases in the Federal Courts | |
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| Remedies for Unconstitutional Prison Conditions | |
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| The Results of Prison Reform Litigation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Notes | |
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| Conditions of Confinement: Legal Doctrines | |
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| The U.S. Supreme Court and Conditions of Confinement | |
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| Prison Medical Care and the Eighth Amendment | |
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| Prison Conditions | |
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| A Defense of Judicial Action in Prison Reform Cases | |
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| Recent Developments | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Notes | |
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| Probation, Parole, and Release | |
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| Probation and Parole | |
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| Rights of Probationers and Parolees | |
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| Revocation of Probation and Parole | |
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| Release from Correctional Supervision | |
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| Entitlement to Freedom | |
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| Civil Disabilities | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Notes | |
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| Jails | |
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| The Context of Jails | |
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| Rights of Jail Inmates | |
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| The Constitution and Jail Conditions | |
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| Other Rights | |
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| Protecting Jail Inmates Against Harm | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Notes | |
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| The Law and Corrections Personnel | |
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| Corrections Officers as Employees | |
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| Employment Discrimination | |
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| Other Employment Issues | |
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| Corrections Officers and Liability | |
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| Who Can Be Sued? | |
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| The Basis for Lawsuits and Liability | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Notes | |
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| Conclusion: Law's Impact on Corrections | |
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| Notes | |
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| Appendices | |
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| The Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution | |
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| Forms for Filing Prisoners' Civil Rights Lawsuits | |
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| Forms for Filing Habeas Corpus Petitions | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |