NCJ Number
7483
Journal
Villanova Law Review Volume: 16 Issue: 6 Dated: (AUGUST 1971) Pages: 1070-1076
Date Published
1971
Length
7 pages
Annotation
PROBLEMS OF INSTITUTIONAL TENSION AND CORRUPTION WHICH ARISE FROM PERMITTING INMATES TO GIVE LEGAL ADVICE TO OTHER INMATES, AND PROPOSED ALTERNATIVES TO THE PRACTICE.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR CRITICIZES JUDICIAL DECISIONS WHICH HAVE PROTECTED THE JAILHOUSE LAWYER, AN INMATE WHO CLAIMS EXPERTISE IN THE LAW, FROM INSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITIONS. HE ARGUES THAT THESE INMATES EXPLOIT OTHER PRISONERS BOTH SEXUALLY AND FINANCIALLY, AND THAT THEY CREATE A FALSE ATMOSPHERE OF HOPE. THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, HE CONTENDS, IS TO PROVIDE PRISONERS WITH REGULAR LEGAL SERVICES STAFFED BY LAWYERS AND LAW STUDENTS. THIS ARTICLE IS ONE OF THE WORKING PAPERS WHICH WAS DELIVERED TO A SYMPOSIUM HELD IN PENNSYLVANIA ON PRISONERS' RIGHTS. FOR THE OTHER WORKING PAPERS, SEE NCJ- 007481, NCJ007482, AND NCJ-007484 THROUGH NCJ-007487.