NCJ Number
8253
Journal
Catholic University Law Review Volume: 22 Issue: 1 Dated: (FALL 1972) Pages: 96-107
Date Published
1972
Length
12 pages
Annotation
SUPREME COURT AND OTHER FEDERAL COURT DECISIONS WHICH HAVE EXPANDED PRISONER RIGHTS AND LIMITED THE DISCRETION OF CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS.
Abstract
PROMINENT JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN THE AREA OF PRISONERS' RIGHTS ARE SUMMARIZED. THE CASES WHICH ARE CITED COVER THE INMATE'S ACCESS TO THE COURTS, DUE PROCESS AND DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS, PUNITIVE SEGREGATION, THE INMATE'S RIGHT TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESS, AND CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT.