UNITED NATIONS STANDARD MINIMUM RULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS - US APPROACHES TO FORMAL ADOPTION - A GROWING TREND IN THE STATES

• NCJ Number: 34265
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: American Bar Assoc
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A NUMBER OF UNITED STATES JURISDICTIONS HAVE BEGUN A GROWING TREND OF EXPLICIT ADOPTION OF THE RULES BY WAY OF EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER.

Abstract

THE APPROACHES TO THE ADOPTION OF THESE RULES IN CONNECTICUT, SOUTH CAROLINA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, ILLINOIS AND MINNESOTA ARE PROVIDED. EACH IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN ACTUAL DRAFTING STRATEGY THAT WAS TAILORED TO FIT THE NEEDS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ADOPTING JURISDICTION.