Books from the Law Library:
Constitutional Rights of Prisoners by John W. Palmer
Published by LexisNexis/Elsevier and updated regularly. View Table of Contents for more information.
The Law and Policy of Sentencing and Corrections in a Nutshell by Lynn S. Branham
10th Edition published by West Academic in 2017. View publisher page for more information.
Legal Rights of the Convicted by Barbara Belbot and Craig Hemmons
2nd Edition published by LFB Scholarly in 2015. View NCJRS abstract and publisher page for more information.
Prisoners and the Law (formerly Prisoners' Rights Sourcebook series) compiled and edited by Ira P. Robbins
Published by West/Thomson Reuters and updated regularly. View Table of Contents for more information.
Prisoners' Self-help Litigation Manual by John Boston and Daniel E. Manville
4th Edition published by Oceana/Oxford University Press in 2010. View publisher page for more information.
Rights of Prisoners by Michael B. Mushlin
5th Edition published by West/Thomson Reuters and updated regularly. View Table of Contents for more information.
The Rights of the Convicted: Ensuring Legal and Humanitarian Treatment without Compromising Justice by Cliff Roberson
Published by Looseleaf Law Publications in 2017. View WorldCat record for more information.
Online Resources:
Louisiana Supreme Court Rules for Litigation Filed by Inmates: www.lasc.org/District_Court_Rules?p=TitleVI
Jailhouse Lawyers Manual, published by Columbia Human Rights Law Review: jlm.law.columbia.edu/a-jailhouse-lawyers-manual-12th-edition/; Louisiana supplement: jlm.law.columbia.edu/state-supplements/
Jailhouse Lawyer's Handbook, published by Center for Constitutional Rights and National Lawyers Guild: jailhouselaw.org
ACLU National Prison Project: https://www.aclu.org/issues/prisoners-rights
ACLU of Louisiana: https://www.laaclu.org/en/issues/prisoners-rights
Southern Center for Human Rights: https://www.schr.org/mass-incarceration/prison-jail-conditions/
Prison Activist Resource Center: www.prisonactivist.org/resources
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