A jailhouse lawyer's manual
By: David Bright, editor-in-chief
Contributors: Foley, Tristan, executive managing editor; Bilder, Elana, supplements editor
Edition: 10th ed.
Publisher: Columbia Human Rights Law Review
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1267
Subjects: Prisoners; Legal status, laws; Civil rights; Jailhouse lawyers; Handbooks, manuals; United States
Other titles: Jailhouse lawyers manual; immigration and consular access, supplement to the ninth edition; Columbia human rights law review.
Description: A legal resource produced to assist prisoners and others in negotiating the U.S. legal system. With [forty-one] chapters on legal rights and procedures including the appellate process, federal habeas corpus relief, the Prison Litigation Reform Act, religious freedom in prison, the rights of prisoners with disabilities, and many more, the JLM is a major legal reference for prisoners and libraries across the country. -- from publisher's web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: How to use the JLM; title: Introduction to legal research; title: Your right to learn the law and go to court; title: How to find a lawyer; title: Choosing a court and a lawsuit : an overview of the options; title: An introduction to legal documents; title: Freedom of information; title: Obtaining information to prepare your case : the process of discovery; title: Appealing your conviction or sentence; title: Applying for re-sentencing for drug offenses; title: Using post-conviction DNA testing to attack your conviction or sentence; title: Appealing your conviction based on ineffective assistance of counsel; title: Federal habeas corpus; title: The Prison Litigation Reform Act; title: Inmate grievance procedures; title: Using 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983 and 28 U.S.C. sec. 1331 to obtain relief from violations of federal law; title: The state's duty to protect you and your property : tort actions; title: Your rights at prison disciplinary hearings; title: Your right to communicate with the outside world; title: Using Article 440 of the New York Criminal Procedural Law to attack your unfair conviction or illegal sentence; title: State habeas corpus : Florida, New York, and Texas; title: How to challenge administrative decisions using Article 78 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules; title: Your right to adequate medical care; title: Your right to be free from assault by prison guards and other prisoners; title: Your right to be free from illegal body searches; title: Infectious diseases (AIDS, hepatitis, and tuberculosis) in prison; title: Religious freedom in prison; title: Rights of prisoners with disabilities; title: Special issues for prisoners with mental illness; title: Special information for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender prisoners; title: Security classification and gang validation; title: Parole; title: Rights of incarcerated parents; title: The rights of pretrial detainees; title: Getting out early: conditional and early release; title: Special considerations for sex offenders - Rights upon release; title: Rights of juveniles in prision; title: Temporary release programs; title: Plea Bargaining; title: Special issues of women prisoners; title: Appendices.