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Chapter 1. Prison, Jail, and Prisoners’ Rights: An Introduction
Chapter 2. Conditions of Confinement
Chapter 3. Solitary Confinement
Chapter 4. Programming, Work, Reentry
Chapter 5. Sexual Abuse
Chapter 6. Freedom of Expression and Religion
Chapter 7. Access to the Courts
Chapter 8. Procedural Due Process
Chapter 9. Searches
Chapter 10. Race and National Origin Discrimination
Chapter 11. Women Prisoners
Chapter 12. LGBTQ Prisoners
Chapter 13. Disability
Chapter 14. Injunctive Litigation
Chapter 15. Damages: Causes of Action and Defenses
Chapter 16. The Litigation Process
Chapter 17. Private Prisons and Prison Contractors
Chapter 18. Criminal Prosecution of Prison/Jail Staff
Chapter 19. State Constitutional Law
Chapter 20. Accountability: Voting, Standards, and Oversight
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Lived Experiences — Part I: Conditions of Confinement
Lived Experiences — Part II: Civil Liberties
Lived Experiences — Part III: Particular Prisoner Populations
Lived Experiences — Part IV: Litigation & Remedies
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Chapter 1. Prison, Jail, and Prisoners’ Rights: An Introduction
Chapter 2. Conditions of Confinement
Chapter 3. Solitary Confinement
Chapter 4. Programming, Work, Reentry
Chapter 5. Sexual Abuse
Chapter 6. Freedom of Expression and Religion
Chapter 7. Access to the Courts
Chapter 8. Procedural Due Process
Chapter 9. Searches
Chapter 10. Race and National Origin Discrimination
Chapter 11. Women Prisoners
Chapter 12. LGBTQ Prisoners
Chapter 13. Disability
Chapter 14. Injunctive Litigation
Chapter 15. Damages: Causes of Action and Defenses
Chapter 16. The Litigation Process
Chapter 17. Private Prisons and Prison Contractors
Chapter 18. Criminal Prosecution of Prison/Jail Staff
Chapter 19. State Constitutional Law
Chapter 20. Accountability: Voting, Standards, and Oversight
Errata
Lived Experiences
Lived Experiences Overview
Lived Experiences — Part I: Conditions of Confinement
Lived Experiences — Part II: Civil Liberties
Lived Experiences — Part III: Particular Prisoner Populations
Lived Experiences — Part IV: Litigation & Remedies
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Chapters Overview
Chapter 1. Prison, Jail, and Prisoners’ Rights: An Introduction
Chapter 2. Conditions of Confinement
Chapter 3. Solitary Confinement
Chapter 4. Programming, Work, Reentry
Chapter 5. Sexual Abuse
Chapter 6. Freedom of Expression and Religion
Chapter 7. Access to the Courts
Chapter 8. Procedural Due Process
Chapter 9. Searches
Chapter 10. Race and National Origin Discrimination
Chapter 11. Women Prisoners
Chapter 12. LGBTQ Prisoners
Chapter 13. Disability
Chapter 14. Injunctive Litigation
Chapter 15. Damages: Causes of Action and Defenses
Chapter 16. The Litigation Process
Chapter 17. Private Prisons and Prison Contractors
Chapter 18. Criminal Prosecution of Prison/Jail Staff
Chapter 19. State Constitutional Law
Chapter 20. Accountability: Voting, Standards, and Oversight
Errata
Lived Experiences
Lived Experiences Overview
Lived Experiences — Part I: Conditions of Confinement
Lived Experiences — Part II: Civil Liberties
Lived Experiences — Part III: Particular Prisoner Populations
Lived Experiences — Part IV: Litigation & Remedies
Lived Experiences — Additional Topics
Resources
Featured Opinions
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Chapters
Chapters Overview
Chapter 1. Prison, Jail, and Prisoners’ Rights: An Introduction
Chapter 2. Conditions of Confinement
Chapter 3. Solitary Confinement
Chapter 4. Programming, Work, Reentry
Chapter 5. Sexual Abuse
Chapter 6. Freedom of Expression and Religion
Chapter 7. Access to the Courts
Chapter 8. Procedural Due Process
Chapter 9. Searches
Chapter 10. Race and National Origin Discrimination
Chapter 11. Women Prisoners
Chapter 12. LGBTQ Prisoners
Chapter 13. Disability
Chapter 14. Injunctive Litigation
Chapter 15. Damages: Causes of Action and Defenses
Chapter 16. The Litigation Process
Chapter 17. Private Prisons and Prison Contractors
Chapter 18. Criminal Prosecution of Prison/Jail Staff
Chapter 19. State Constitutional Law
Chapter 20. Accountability: Voting, Standards, and Oversight
Errata
Lived Experiences
Lived Experiences Overview
Lived Experiences — Part I: Conditions of Confinement
Lived Experiences — Part II: Civil Liberties
Lived Experiences — Part III: Particular Prisoner Populations
Lived Experiences — Part IV: Litigation & Remedies
Lived Experiences — Additional Topics
Resources
Featured Opinions
Statutes, Treaties, and Regulations
Featured, Cited, and Supplemental Litigation Documents
Excerpted Sources & Supplemental Documents
Additional Reading
Law Students & New Lawyers
Archived Resources
COVID-19
Prisoners’ Rights Webinars
For Teachers
Data Supplement
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Part II: Civil Liberties
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Expression
After Exposing a Lack of Addiction Treatment, I Was Transferred to One of the Country’s Deadliest Prisons
, Askia Afrika-Ber, Prison Journalism Project (Mar. 6, 2025)
Writing While Black Is Not a Crime
, Kevin D. Sawyer, Prison Journalism Project (May 3, 2023)
Prison Journalist Shows Why We Need a Free Press—Even Behind Bars
, Jason Walker & Michelle Pitcher, Texas Observer (Apr. 24, 2023)
Good, Evil, and Attorneys: Collection of Poetry
(Apr. 14, 2022)
Hustle
, Jericho Brown, The New Testament (Copper Canyon Press, 2014)
American Prison Writing Archive
, Johns Hopkins University
Poetry Compilation: Poetic Reentry
, ID13 Prison Literacy Project
Poetry Anthology: Prisoner Express
, Durland Alternatives Library
Rehabilitation Through the Arts
[Video]
Religion
How I Keep Hope Alive While Serving 150 Years in Prison
, Tariq Maqbool, The Marshall Project (Mar. 4, 2021)
My Passover in Prison
, William Rapfogel & Simone Weichselbaum, The Marshall Project (Apr. 18, 2019)
Privacy & Searches
How Ohio Prison Staff Open and Read Confidential Legal Mail
, Doug Livingston, The Marshall Project (Jun. 23, 2025)
Neglect and Narcotics: Elain’s Struggle for Safety
, Nicole Li, Remedy Project (Dec. 20, 2024)
Episode 80: Pockets
[on privacy in custody], Ear Hustle (Oct. 19, 2022)
How I Survived ‘Ninja Shakedown’ Cell Searches
, The Marshall Project, Wayne Snitzky (Mar. 25, 2016)
Peeping Toms: Do prison inmates have a right to privacy?
, Alysia Santo, The Marshall Project (Dec. 17, 2014)
Fourth Amendment Protections Against Unlawful Searches and Seizures
, John James, American Prison Writing Archive
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