Prisoners' self-help litigation manual / / John Boston & Daniel E. Manville

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910807377903321
• Autore: Boston John <1948->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oceana, c2010
• ISBN: 1-283-13003-3; 9786613130037; 0-19-970566-6
• Edizione: [4th ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (4044 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ManvilleDaniel E
• Disciplina: 344.7303/56
• Soggetti: Prisoners - Legal status, laws, etc - United States; Actions and defenses - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : using this manual and using the courts -- Conditions of confinement -- Civil liberties in prison -- Procedural due process -- Equal protection of the laws -- Pre-trial detainee's rights -- The legal system -- Actions, defenses, and relief -- The prison litigation reform act -- How to litigate -- Legal research -- Writing legal documents.
• Sommario/riassunto: Prisoners' Self-Help Litigation Manual, in its much-anticipated fourth edition, is an indispensable guide for prisoners and prisoner advocates seeking to understand the rights guaranteed to prisoners by law and how to protect those rights. Clear, comprehensive, practical advice provides prisoners with everything they need to know on conditions of confinement, civil liberties in prison, procedural due process, the legal system, how to litigate, conducting effective legal research, and writing legal documents. Written by two legal and penitentiary experts with intimate knowledge of prisoner's ri