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A Litigation Manual for Inmates

The Columbia Human Rights Law Review has published a very informative handbook of legal rights and procedures for people in prison. It is called the Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual, and some of its chapters include:

Introduction: how to use the Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual

Definitions of words used in the Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual

Introduction to legal research

Your right to learn the law and go to court

How to find a lawyer

Choosing a court and a lawsuit: an overview of the options

An introduction to legal documents

Freedom of information

Obtaining information to prepare your case: the process of discovery

Appealing your conviction or sentence

Applying for re-sentencing for drug offenses

Using post-conviction DNA testing to attack your conviction or sentence

Appealing your conviction based on ineffective assistance of counsel

Federal habeas corpus

State habeas corpus: Florida, New York, and Texas

The Prison Litigation Reform Act

Inmate grievance procedures

Using 42 U.S.C. 1983 and 28 U.S.C. 1331 to obtain relief from violations of federal law

The state's duty to protect you and your property: tort actions

Your rights at prison disciplinary hearings

Your right to communicate with the outside world

Your right to adequate medical care

Your right to be free from assault by prison guards and other prisoners

Your right to be free from illegal body searches

Infectious diseases in prisons (AIDS, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and MRSA)

Religious freedom in prison

Rights of prisoners with disabilities

Special issues for prisoners with mental illness

Special information for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender prisoners

Security classification and gang validation

Special considerations for sex offenders

Rights of incarcerated parents

Temporary release programs

Getting out early: conditional and early release

Parole

Addresses of federal courts

Directory of legal and social services for prisoners

Immigrations issues

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