Legal Aspects of Corrections Management

by Cripe, Clair A.; Pearlman, Michael G.

• ISBN13: 9780763725457
• ISBN10: 0763725455
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-01
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett

Summary

Virtually every type of activity performed in any corrections agency or facility may be subject to a lawsuit. Through the use of case law, The Second Edition of Legal Aspects of Corrections Management   explains what the law has said about specific areas of corrections operations and practices. it is a handy reference For The corrections professional and a valuable resource for criminal justice professors and students.  

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Part I Sources of Corrections Law	1	(90)
An Introduction to the Law and to the Legal Aspects of Corrections Management	3	(18)
Organization of the Text	5	(1)
The Law	6	(1)
Historic Origins	6	(1)
Branches of Government	7	(1)
The Court System, Federal and State	8	(4)
Criminal and Civil Law	12	(3)
Chapter Resources	15	(6)
Corrections and the Criminal Justice System	21	(38)
The Police	22	(2)
Arrest and Release	24	(1)
Prosecution	25	(1)
The Courts	26	(1)
Sentencing	27	(2)
Corrections	29	(5)
Chapter Resources	34	(4)
Appendix 2-A---Sample Presentence Report	38	(15)
Appendix 2-B---Conditions of Supervised Release	53	(6)
Habeas, Torts, and Section 1983	59	(18)
Habeas Corpus	60	(2)
Torts	62	(2)
Section 1983	64	(4)
Chapter Resources	68	(4)
Appendix 3-A---Sample Complaint	72	(5)
Going to Court	77	(14)
You Are Summoned	78	(1)
Getting Representation	78	(3)
Step-by-Step	81	(1)
Not Going to Trial	82	(1)
Trial	83	(2)
Appeal	85	(2)
Chapter Resources	87	(4)
Part II Constitutional Law of Corrections	91	(288)
A General View of Prisoners' Rights Under the Constitution	95	(24)
The Nature of Prisons	96	(2)
Section 1983 and the Constitution	98	(1)
Defenses: How Does the Corrections Worker Protect Himself?	99	(3)
Inmate Grievances	102	(2)
The Prison Litigation Reform Act	104	(1)
Prisoners' Rights	105	(2)
Chapter Resources	107	(3)
Appendix 5-A---United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit---Prison Litigation Reform Act	110	(2)
Appendix 5-B---United States District Court for the District of Columbia---Instructions for Filing a Complaint by a Prisoner Under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983	112	(5)
Appendix 5-C---Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the United States	117	(2)
Access to Courts	119	(18)
Opening the Gates	120	(1)
Ex Parte Hull	120	(1)
Johnson v. Avery	121	(1)
Shaw v. Murphy	122	(1)
Bounds v. Smith	123	(2)
Lewis v. Casey	125	(2)
Murray v. Giarratano	127	(1)
Wolff and Martinez	128	(4)
Frivolous Complaints and Frequent Filers	132	(1)
Chapter Resources	133	(4)
First Amendment: Inmate Mail	137	(18)
Prison Mail: The Background	138	(2)
Procunier v. Martinez	140	(2)
Procunier v. Navarette	142	(2)
Turner v. Safley	144	(2)
Correspondence in Foreign Languages	146	(2)
Thornburgh v. Abbott	148	(1)
Bell v. Wolfish	149	(1)
Inmate Postage	150	(1)
Nude Photos	150	(2)
Chapter Resources	152	(3)
First Amendment: Inmate Association Rights and Visiting	155	(18)
Freedom of Association	156	(1)
Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union	157	(2)
Inmates and the News Media: Pell v. Procunier; Saxbe v. Washington Post	159	(2)
Houchins v. KQED, Inc.; Garrett v. Estelle; Smith v. Coughlin	161	(1)
Inmate Visits	162	(1)
Block v. Rutherford	163	(1)
Kentucky Department of Corrections v. Thompson	164	(2)
Overton v. Bazzetta	166	(2)
Conjugal Visits	168	(1)
Artificial Insemination	169	(2)
Chapter Resources	171	(2)
First Amendment: Religion	173	(20)
Establishment of Religion	174	(1)
Faith-Based Initiatives	175	(1)
Cruz v. Beto	176	(1)
Freedom to Exercise Religion in Prisons	177	(1)
O'Lone v. Shabazz	178	(1)
Religious Freedom Restoration Act	179	(2)
Other Free Exercise Issues in Prisons	181	(5)
Unusual Religious Groups	186	(3)
Chapter Resources	189	(4)
Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure, and Privacy	193	(16)
Searches in Prisons	194	(1)
Hudson v. Palmer	194	(2)
Bell v. Wolfish	196	(1)
Lanza v. New York	197	(1)
United States v. Hearst	198	(1)
Strip Searches	199	(3)
Pat Searches and Other Inmate Searches	202	(2)
Visitor Searches	204	(1)
Searches of Employees	204	(2)
Chapter Resources	206	(3)
Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments: Due Process---Inmate Discipline	209	(28)
The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments	210	(1)
The Importance of Inmate Discipline	211	(1)
How Prison Discipline Works	212	(2)
Wolff v. McDonnell	214	(3)
Sandin v. Conner	217	(1)
Baxter v. Palmigiano	218	(1)
Superintendent v. Hill	219	(1)
Hewitt v. Helms	220	(1)
Confidential Informants	221	(2)
Chapter Resources	223	(3)
Appendix 11-A---Inmate Rights and Responsibilities	226	(2)
Appendix 11-B---Prohibited Acts and Disciplinary Severity Scale	228	(9)
Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments: Due Process---Classification, Transfers, Personal Injuries, and Property Loss	237	(24)
The Nature of Classification	238	(2)
Meachum v. Fano; Montanye v. Haymes	240	(3)
McKune v. Lile; Young v. Harper	243	(2)
Olim v. Wakinekona	245	(1)
Howe v. Smith	245	(1)
Vitek v. Jones	246	(2)
Kansas v. Hendricks; Kansas v. Crane	248	(2)
Farmer v. Brennan	250	(1)
International Transfers	250	(5)
Loss of Property and Personal Injuries	255	(3)
Use of Excessive Force	258	(1)
Chapter Resources	259	(2)
Fourteenth Amendment: Equal Protection---Female Offenders and Others	261	(12)
Female Offenders	262	(3)
Pargo v. Elliott	265	(2)
Noncitizens (Foreign Offenders)	267	(1)
Other Equal Protection Cases	268	(1)
Racial Discrimination	268	(2)
Chapter Resources	270	(3)
Eighth Amendment: The Death Penalty and Other Sentencing Issues	273	(16)
Sentencing	273	(2)
Death Penalty Sentences	275	(5)
Death Row Conditions	280	(2)
Cruel and Unusual Punishment in Noncapital Sentencing Cases	282	(3)
Chapter Resources	285	(4)
Eighth Amendment: Conditions of Confinement---Cruel and Unusual Punishment	289	(30)
Conditions in Prison	290	(1)
Opening the Gates	290	(2)
Crowding in Prisons and Jails	292	(2)
Effect of the Prison Litigation Reform Act	294	(3)
Bell v. Wolfish	297	(4)
Rhodes v. Chapman	301	(2)
Whitley v. Albers	303	(2)
Wilson v. Seiter	305	(1)
Hudson v. McMillian	306	(2)
Farmer v. Brennan	308	(1)
Helling v. McKinney	309	(3)
Qualified Immunity	312	(3)
Chapter Resources	315	(4)
Eighth Amendment: Health Care	319	(26)
Estelle v. Gamble	321	(2)
West v. Atkins	323	(1)
Washington v. Harper; Sell v. United States	324	(3)
Other Involuntary Medication Cases	327	(2)
Inmate Suicides	329	(3)
Logue v. United States	332	(1)
HIV and AIDS	332	(5)
Tuberculosis in Prisons	337	(3)
An Aging Prison Population	340	(2)
Chapter Resources	342	(3)
Probation and Parole, Community Corrections, and Fines	345	(34)
How Probation and Parole Work	346	(3)
Jones v. Cunningham	349	(1)
Morrissey v. Brewer	350	(2)
Gagnon v. Scarpelli; Mempa v. Rhay	352	(3)
Griffin v. Wisconsin; United States v. Knights; Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole v. Scott	355	(2)
Martinez v. California	357	(2)
Greenholtz v. Inmates; Connecticut Board of Pardons v. Dumschat; Board of Pardons v. Allen; Ohio Adult Parole Authority v. Woodard	359	(3)
United States v. Addonizio; California Department of Corrections v. Morales; Garner v. Jones; Lynce v. Mathis	362	(3)
Jago v. Van Curen	365	(1)
Moody v. Daggett	366	(1)
Smith v. Doe; Connecticut Department of Public Safety v. Doe	367	(3)
Community Corrections	370	(1)
Use of Fines	370	(1)
Williams v. Illinois; Tate v. Short	370	(1)
Bearden v. Georgia	371	(4)
Chapter Resources	375	(4)
Part III Statutory and Administrative Law, Jails, Juveniles, Privatization, and Other Special Issues in Corrections	379	(120)
Statutory and Administrative Law	381	(20)
The Hierarchy of Laws in the United States	381	(1)
Interstate Compacts and Uniform Laws	382	(5)
State and Local Laws, Regulations, and Policies	387	(2)
The Federal Bureau of Prisons	389	(1)
State and Local Corrections	390	(2)
Accreditation	392	(5)
Chapter Resources	397	(2)
Appendix 18-A---Example of a Statute to Rule to Policy Directive	399	(2)
Federal Statutes: Equal Employment, Disabilities, and Tort Claims	401	(18)
Employment Law	402	(3)
Equal Employment	405	(1)
Dothard v. Rawlinson	406	(2)
The Americans with Disabilities Act	408	(6)
Tort Claims	414	(3)
Chapter Resources	417	(2)
Jails	419	(18)
Constitutional Rights of Jail Inmates: Bell v. Wolfish	420	(3)
Other Constitutional Issues in Jails	423	(4)
Using Excessive Force and Failure to Train	427	(3)
Other Jail Issues and Cases	430	(2)
Removing the Sheriff	432	(1)
Chapter Resources	433	(4)
Juveniles and Young Offenders	437	(16)
Juveniles: History and Background	438	(1)
Juvenile Court Concepts	438	(3)
More Sophisticated Juveniles	441	(1)
Kent v. United States	442	(2)
In re Gault	444	(2)
In re Winship	446	(1)
Boot Camps	447	(3)
Chapter Resources	450	(3)
Privatization Issues in Corrections	453	(20)
History of Privatization	453	(3)
Contracting for Services	456	(2)
Pros and Cons of Privatization	458	(5)
Legal Issues in Privatization	463	(2)
Richardson v. McKnight; Correctional Services Corporation v. Malesko	465	(4)
Chapter Resources	469	(4)
Loss of Rights of Convicted Persons	473	(18)
Background	474	(2)
Bars to Employment and Other Impediments	476	(1)
Voting Rights: Richardson v. Ramirez; Hunter v. Underwood	476	(2)
Restoration of Rights	478	(3)
Chapter Resources	481	(2)
Appendix 23-A---Civil Disabilities of Convicted Felons: A State-by-State Survey	483	(8)
In Conclusion: A Postscript	491	(8)
A History: Two Cases	492	(1)
Jones v. Wittenberg	492	(1)
Morales v. Schmidt	493	(2)
Closing Comments	495	(2)
Chapter Resources	497	(2)
Glossary	499	(12)
Table of Cases	511	(4)
Index	515