Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Supermax Prisons and the Constitution: Liability Concerns in the Extended Control Unit / [USA] 2004

http://www.nicic.org/Misc/URLShell.aspx?SRC=Catalog&REFF=http://nicic.org/Library/019835&ID=3210&TYPE=PDF&URL=http://www.nicic.org/pubs/2004/019835.pdf
Collins, William C.
Although this focusses on the application of principles under the US Constitutuion as it is "intended to help prisons operate ultra-high-security facilities in a way that minimizes liability in litigation" it provides food for thought. Sections contained in this manual include: executive summary; introduction; supermax and case law background; mental health; medical services; other conditions of confinement; use of force; the 14th Amendment due process and placement; access to the courts; the First Amendment religion, speech, and the press; and closing thoughts.