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| Inmates who are being denied the right to practice their religion are entitled to legal redress |
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| Unless the state can provide reasonable alternatives for the preparation of habeas corpus petitions, a jailhouse lawyer can be permitted to aid illiterate inmates |
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| This decision reaffirmed the need for either a jailhouse lawyer or adequate law libraries in state prisons. |
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| The court held that an indigent defendant who is to be sentenced as a part of probation revocation proceedings must have counsel provided for him/her |
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| The court held that due process establishes the right of a parolee to a preliminary and final hearing before his or her parole can be revoked. |
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| Strip searches are necessary for security after contact visits. these may be carried out if the need outweighs the violated rights. |
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| inmates must be given the opportunity to prove an 8th amendment violation. started because of tobacco smoke. |
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| The manner in which Texas executed prisoners was cruel and unusual. |
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| Court held that the Georgia death penalty statutes were constitutionally permissible. |
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| Ruffin v. Commonwealth 1871 |
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| Virginia- Court ruled that prisoners do not have rights. |
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| Simplified the procedures for suing state officials in federal court for alleged violations of constitutional rights. |
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| Probationers, like parolees are entitled to a revocation hearing |
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| Deliberate indifference to serious medical needs of prisoners constitutes the infliction of pain. This violates 8th and 14th amendments. |
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| This case dealt with the issue of whether a female inmate visiting a doctor could be forced to remove her clothing when a male officer is present. Court ruled that this is an invasion of privacy. |
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| ruled that a female observing male inmates in a manner consistent with same sex procedure is permissible. |
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| Excessive force against a prisoner is cruel and unusual punishment, even if there is no injury. |
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| States may ban correspondence between inmates in correctional facilities. |
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| executions of retards are bad |
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| Judges cannot be the decision makers when death can be imposed. |
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| death penalty should not be applied to persons under 18 |
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| Prisoners retain the rights of an ordinary citizen except those expressly or by necessary implications taken from him by law. |
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| Inmates may sue a guard for reckless or callous indifference. |
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| Prisoner mail may be censored, only when demanded by security precautions. |
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| Prison officials can restrict mail to those in temporary disciplinary detention, as a deterrent. |
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| The Bureau of Prisons may reject incoming publications found to be detrimental to institutional security. if related to prisons. |
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| It would be discriminatory for a Buddhist prisoner to be denied a reasonable opportunity to pursue his/her religious beliefs. |
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| A Black Muslim's placement in segregation for refusing to handle pork is a violation of religious freedom. |
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| A prisoner's rights are not violated if the administration refuses to use their religious name on official records. |
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| Prison officials who refuse to administer medical treatment for wounded inmates can be liable |
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| Searches conducted by prison officials are not unreasonable as long as the purpose is not to harass the inmate. |
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