Legal Rights of Prisoners: Cases and Comments

by James F. Anderson, Laronistine Dyson

Overview

Legal Rights of Prisoners is a timely book that addresses the constitutional rights of people in places of confinement. More specifically, it examines the amendments that inmates use and the case law that has developed to address their concerns. The book examines the types of complaints and issues that prisoners bring before the courts. Moreover, it explains the American court systems, the process of justice, and describes the remedies that prisoners use to redress the government. Furthermore, the book discusses the defenses that general administrators use to justify their actions. In the final analysis, the book focuses on the future of correctional litigation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761819622
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/27/2001
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

James F. Anderson is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at University of Missouri- Kansas City.
Laronistine Dyson is CEO and Executive Director of Residential Alternatives, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Acknowledgments
Chapter 4 Introduction
Chapter 5 An Introduction to American Law
Chapter 6 The Corrections Component of Criminal Justice
Chapter 7 From Hands-off to Hands-on
Chapter 8 Types of Lawsuits and Petitions Brought
Chapter 9 Preventing Inmate Litigation
Chapter 10 Inmates and the First Amendment
Chapter 11 Inmates and the Fourth Amendment
Chapter 12 Inmates and the Eighth Amendment
Chapter 13 Inmates and the Fourteenth Amendment
Chapter 14 Reverting to a Hands-off Approach
Chapter 15 The Future of Inmates' Rights and Litigations
Chapter 16 Appendix
Chapter 17 Table of Cases
Chapter 18 Glossary
Chapter 19 Index
Chapter 20 About the Authors