NCJ Number
37420
Editor(s)
C V MATTHEWS,
D SHUTT
Date Published
1973
Length
19 pages
Annotation
COLLECTION OF ARTICLES SUMMARIZING IN LAY TERMS IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE RIGHTS OF PRISONERS FROM THE VIEWPOINTS OF A PRISON ADMINISTRATOR, TWO LAWYERS, TWO FELONS, AND A GRADUATE STUDENT IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
Abstract
TOPICS INCLUDE THE HISTORY OF JUDICIAL INTERVENTION IN PRISON ADMINISTRATION, PRISON DISCIPLINE, INMATES' ACCESS FOR THE CRIMES COMMITTED BY LOW-CLASS FREEMEN AND WERE CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT, AN OUTLINE OF MAJOR JUDICIAL DECISIONS CONCERNING PRISONERS' RIGHTS, AND SUMMARIES OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CONFINED.