TY - BOOK AU - Palmer,John W. TI - Constitutional rights of prisoners SN - 9781593455033 AV - KF9731 .P3 2010 U1 - 344.7303/56 22 PY - 2010/// CY - New Providence, NJ PB - LexisNexis KW - Prisoners KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - United States KW - Cases KW - Civil rights N1 - Includes index; An overview of the judicial system -- Administrative law -- Use of force : use of corporal punishment to enforce prison discipline -- Prisoners' rights to visitation/association : searches -- Prisoners' rights to use of the mail, internet, and telephone -- Isolated confinement : "the hole" and administrative segregation -- Religion in prison -- Legal services -- Prisoner disciplinary proceedings -- Right to rehabilitation programs, right to medical aid, and right to life -- Additional litigation -- Parole and probation -- Litigation against government and individuals -- The Prison Litigation Reform Act -- Selected federal statutes affecting prisoners ER -