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Corrections
Prisoner's constitutional rights
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 3
12/10/2013

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Turner v.Safeley (1987)
Definition
-prison walls do not form a barrier separating inmates from the protections of the constitution
- upheld a Missouri ban on correspondence among inmates
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Cruz v.Beto (1972)
Definition
- all visits banned if they threaten security
- prison visits are not absolute right
- inmates have to be given a reasonable opportunity to pursue their religion
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Procurnier v.Martinez (1974)
Definition
-censoring inmate mail is only accepted when it involve legitimate government interest
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mcNamara v.Moody (1979)
Definition
-Prison staff cant prevent inmates from sending vulgar letters or those that make disparaging remarks about prison staff
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Peppering v.Crist (1981)
Definition
-prison officials cant ban mailed nude pictures of inmates wives or girlfriends
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Fulwood v. Clemmer (1962)
Definition
-the black Muslim faith must be recognized as a religion
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Udey v.Kastner (1986)
Definition
- if the requested special diet is too costly, the prison may deny the request
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O'Lone v.Estate of Shabazz (1987)
Definition
-a prison does not have to alter a prisoner's work schedule so the inmate can attend religious services
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U.S. v.Hitchcock (1972)
Definition
- an inmate can have no reasonable expectation of privacy in his prison cell
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Hudson v. Palmer (1984)
Definition
- allow search and seizure without warrents
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Block v. Rutherford (1984)
Definition
- Prisoners do not have the right to be present during searches of their cells
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No Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Definition
- Medical care
- Prison conditions
- Physical insecurity
- Psychological stress
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Estelle v.Gamble
Definition
- Prison officials have a duty to provide inmates with medical care
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Deliberate indiffrence
Definition
- intentional and willful indifference
- calculated inattention to unconstitutional conditions of confinement
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Ruiz v.Estelle (1975)
Definition
Conditions of confinement in TX in prison are unconstitional
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Hutto V.Finney (1978)
Definition
- Confinement in Arkansas' solitary confinement cells in excess of 30 days is cruel and unusual punishment
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Rhodes v.Chapman (1981)
Definition
- Double-celling of inmates is not unconstitutional
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Johnson v.Avery (1968)
Definition
- inmates have a right to consult with "jailhouse lawyers"
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Wolff v.McDonnell (1974)
Definition
- Imposed minimal due process requirements on prison disciplinary proceeding that could lead to solitary confinement or reduction of good time credits
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Minimal Due Process
Definition
- included the right to written notice of the chapters, to present witnesses, to have an impartial hearing and to receive a written statement concerning the outcome of the hearing
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Index Crimes by UCR
Definition
- Murder and non-negligent manslauhter
- Forcible rape
- Robbery
- Aggravated assault
- Burglary
- Larceny - theft
- Motor vehicle theft
- Arson
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