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-prison walls do not form a barrier separating inmates from the protections of the constitution
- upheld a Missouri ban on correspondence among inmates |
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- all visits banned if they threaten security
- prison visits are not absolute right
- inmates have to be given a reasonable opportunity to pursue their religion |
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| Procurnier v.Martinez (1974) |
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| -censoring inmate mail is only accepted when it involve legitimate government interest |
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| -Prison staff cant prevent inmates from sending vulgar letters or those that make disparaging remarks about prison staff |
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| -prison officials cant ban mailed nude pictures of inmates wives or girlfriends |
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| Fulwood v. Clemmer (1962) |
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| -the black Muslim faith must be recognized as a religion |
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| - if the requested special diet is too costly, the prison may deny the request |
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| O'Lone v.Estate of Shabazz (1987) |
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| -a prison does not have to alter a prisoner's work schedule so the inmate can attend religious services |
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| - an inmate can have no reasonable expectation of privacy in his prison cell |
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| - allow search and seizure without warrents |
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| Block v. Rutherford (1984) |
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| - Prisoners do not have the right to be present during searches of their cells |
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| No Cruel and Unusual Punishment |
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- Medical care
- Prison conditions
- Physical insecurity
- Psychological stress |
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| - Prison officials have a duty to provide inmates with medical care |
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- intentional and willful indifference
- calculated inattention to unconstitutional conditions of confinement |
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| Conditions of confinement in TX in prison are unconstitional |
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| - Confinement in Arkansas' solitary confinement cells in excess of 30 days is cruel and unusual punishment |
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| - Double-celling of inmates is not unconstitutional |
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| - inmates have a right to consult with "jailhouse lawyers" |
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| - Imposed minimal due process requirements on prison disciplinary proceeding that could lead to solitary confinement or reduction of good time credits |
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| - included the right to written notice of the chapters, to present witnesses, to have an impartial hearing and to receive a written statement concerning the outcome of the hearing |
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- Murder and non-negligent manslauhter
- Forcible rape
- Robbery
- Aggravated assault
- Burglary
- Larceny - theft
- Motor vehicle theft
- Arson |
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