LEGAL STATUS OF PRISONERS - TENTATIVE DRAFT OF STANDARDS RELATING TO - SPECIAL ISSUE

• NCJ Number: 40747
• Journal: American Criminal Law Review Volume: 14 Issue: 3 Dated: (WINTER 1977) Pages: WHOLE ISSUE
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 261 pages
• Corporate Author: American Bar Assoc.
• Sale Source: American Bar Assoc.
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ISSUE PRESENTS THE INITIAL DRAFT OF ABA (AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION) STANDARDS ON THE LEGAL STATUS OF PRISONERS IN US CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH COMMENTARIES ON THE EVOLUTION AND PURPOSES OF EACH.

Abstract

ALL OF THE STANDARDS PROPOSED IN THIS VOLUME ARE ALREADY OPERATIONAL IN SOME PLACES. THEY ARE GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO ALL PRISONERS IN ANY TYPE OF JAIL OR PRISON AND CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO POSSIBLE FISCAL AND POLITICAL BARRIERS TO THEIR IMPLEMENTATION . IN MOST INSTANCES, THE STANDARDS RECOGNIZE ONLY TWO JUSTIFICATIONS FOR RESTRICTIONS ON OTHERWISE ABSOLUTE RIGHTS -- INSTITUTIONAL SECURITY AND ORDER. THE STANDARDS ARE DIVIDED INTO 10 SECTIONS, INCLUDING THE GENERAL PRINCIPLE UNDERLYING THEM; ACCESS TO THE JUDICIAL PROCESS AND LEGAL SERVICES AND MATERIALS; RULES FOR CORRECTIONAL DECISION MAKING; PRISONER EMPLOYMENT; MEDICAL TREATMENT; AND PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND SECURITY. OTHER STANDARDS ADDRESS PRETRIAL DETENTION, IMPLEMENTING PRISONERS' RIGHTS, SENTENCE TERMINATION, AND CIVIL DISABILITIES.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...EB