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Book Review: Constitutional Rights of Prisoners
Loaded on Feb. 15, 1997
published in Prison Legal News
February, 1997, page 16
Fifth edition, is an 804 page book by law professor John Palmer. The book examines the history, evolution and current state of prisoner rights, with extensive case citations. Organized into thirteen chapters Palmer examines the use of force; right to visitation, association, mail and phones; segregation, disciplinary hearings; legal …
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