SENTENCING PROBLEMS AND REMEDIES OF SENTENCED PRISONERS A HANDBOOK FOR ILLINOIS STATE PRISONERS

• NCJ Number: 16808
• Author(s): M TWIST; C M RYAN
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 88 pages
• Corporate Author: Illinois Dept of Corrections; Illinois State Bar Assoc
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Dictionary
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

HANDBOOK WHICH EXPLAINS THE MAJOR LEGAL REMEDIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING RELEASE OR OTHER RELIEF RELATED TO INCARCERATION.

Abstract

WHAT EACH LEGAL REMEDY OR PROGRAM IS, WHEN AND WHEN NOT TO USE IT, AND HOW TO APPLY FOR A PARTICULAR REMEDY ARE ALL EXPLAINED IN SIMPLE, EASY TO UNDERSTAND TERMS. COVERED ARE STATE AND FEDERAL COURT ACTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS, AND THE GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY REGARDING EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY AND EXTRADICITON. SAMPLES OF MOTIONS TO BE FILED BY INDIGENT INMATES ARE ALSO INCLUDED. A GLOSSARY OF LEGAL TERMS USED IN THIS HANDBOOK IS PROVIDED.