Question: Are incarcerated persons in California entitled to in-person court hearings? Short Answer: No, Proposition 57 does not require or imply a right to an in-person hearing. In a 2022 decision, the California Court of Appeal ruled that nonviolent prisoners...
By Gerard J. Horgan, CJM, JD | Retired Superintendent Suffolk and Norfolk County, Massachusetts The law regarding an offender’s access to the courts was made clear nearly 40 years ago when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a case from North Carolina. In Bounds...
Corrections Solutions This article appears in the Spring 2023 Inmate Litigation Reporter , an exclusive quarterly digest analyzing new legal developments affecting the rights of people in prison -- developed specifically for people in prison. To learn...
Corrections Solutions This article appears in the Spring 2023 Inmate Litigation Reporter , an exclusive quarterly digest analyzing new legal developments affecting the rights of people in prison -- developed specifically for people in prison. To learn more...
This article appears in the Spring 2023 Inmate Litigation Reporter , an exclusive quarterly digest analyzing new legal developments affecting the rights of people in prison -- developed specifically for people in prison. To learn more about this content and...
This article appears in the Spring 2023 Inmate Litigation Reporter , an exclusive quarterly digest analyzing new legal developments affecting the rights of people in prison -- developed specifically for people in prison. To learn more about this content and other...
Legal Trends in Inmate Litigation Throughout 2021 and 2022, new trends in use of force, medical care, mental health treatment, the Prison Rape Elimination Act, religious rights, and access to courts for the incarcerated emerged in corrections facilities across...
LexisNexis Inmate Law Library LexisNexis Legal & Professional recently announced two major initiatives aimed at improving inmates’ access to current legal information and new developments in the legal system. Inmate Litigation Reporter is a quarterly...
Jail and prison staff need a clear understanding of evolving law—including inmate health law and emerging COVID-19 policies. In a webinar hosted by the American Jail Association and sponsored by LexisNexis® , Professor Margo Schlanger, JD, shared important...
Jail and prison staff need a clear understanding of evolving law—including inmate civil rights, inmate health, and case law. In a 2021 webinar hosted by the American Jail Association and sponsored by LexisNexis® , Professor Margo Schlanger, JD, shared...
Reducing the risk of inmate litigation Jail and prison staff need a clear understanding of evolving law—including inmate civil rights, inmate health, and case law. In a 2021 webinar hosted by the American Jail Association and sponsored by LexisNexis®...