NCJ Number
85998
Date Published
1982
Length
99 pages
Annotation
The supplement presents corrections cases current through June 1982. They pertain to issues such as the sentencing process, prisoners' rights and responsibilities, prisoners' remedies, corrections in the community, and restoration of offenders' rights.
Abstract
Cases cited deal with disparity and individualized justice in the sentencing process and procedural protections. The status of pretrial detainees and convicted offenders, substantive rights of prisoners, and procedural rights of prisoners are covered. Other subjects include access to the courts, requisites for successful judicial actions by prisoners on prison conditions or treatment, potential range of remedies available to prisoners, and rights upon release. Cases are also cited that focus on pretrial diversion, probation, parole, and community-based corrections programs during incarceration. Footnotes are included. For main text, see NCJ 79400.