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PRISON REFORM IN THE FUTURE - THE TREND TOWARD EXPANSION OF PRISONERS' RIGHTS

NCJ Number
7482
Journal
Villanova Law Review Volume: 16 Issue: 6 Dated: (AUGUST 1971) Pages: 1082-1087
Author(s)
M G PAULSEN
Date Published
1971
Length
6 pages
Annotation
CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS ON THE DISCRETION OF PRISON ADMINISTRATORS ARE DISCUSSED, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT AND DUE PROCESS PRINCIPLES.
Abstract
THIS ARTICLE IS ONE OF THE WORKING PAPERS WHICH WAS DELIVERED AT A PENNSYLVANIA SYMPOSIUM ON PRISONERS' RIGHTS. FOR THE OTHER WORKING PAPERS, SEE NCJ-07481 AND NCJ- 07483 THROUGH NCJ- 074287.