An overview of the judicial system -- Use of force; use of corporal punishment to enforce prison discipline -- Prisoners' rights to visitation/association; searches -- Prisoners' rights to use of the mail, internet and telephone -- Isolated confinement--"the hole" and administrative segregation -- Religion in prison -- Legal services -- Prison disciplinary proceedings -- Parole and probation -- Right to rehabilitation programs, right to medical aid, and right to life -- Civil and criminal liabilities of prison officials -- Additional litigation -- The Prison Litigation Reform Act -- Human rights of prisoners: a peek at Europe.
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