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Jails and the Constitution: An Overview. Second ed.

Publication year: 2007 | Cataloged on: Oct. 02, 2007

Library ID

  • 022570

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  • 2007
  • 93 pages.

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Keywords

  • Conditions Of Confinement
  • Constitutional Legal Issues
  • Court Cases
  • Jails
  • Liability
  • Rights Of Inmates
Thumbnail preview ANNOTATION: This publication "reviews the history of correctional law and summarizes the results and effects of major court decisions" (p. 4). Sections comprising this document include: introduction; history of court involvement; corrections and the Constitution in a new century; the Constitution and the physical plant; understanding Section 1983 lawsuits; how courts evaluate claims -- the balancing test; the First Amendment; the Fourth Amendment; the Eighth Amendment -- overview; the 8th Amendment -- use of force; the 8th Amendment -- medical care; the 8th Amendment -- conditions of confinement; the Fourteenth Amendment; consent decrees; some final thoughts; glossary; and selected cases.
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