The law and policy of sentencing and corrections in a nutshell

Part 1. The law and policy of sentencing

Introduction to sentencing

Guilty pleas and plea bargaining

Sentencing statutes and guidelines

Procedural rights during sentencing

Sentencing evidence

Community-based sentences

The death penalty

Cruel and unusual punishment and noncapital cases

Parole release and probation and parole revocation

Enmeshed penalties ("collateral consequences" of convictions)

Part 2. The law and policy of corrections

An introduction to the rights of imprisoned people

First Amendment rights

Access to the courts

Procedural due process

Housing assignments and prison programs

Searches, seizures, and privacy rights

Cruel and unusual punishment

Part 3. Litigation of incarcerated persons' civil-rights claims

Litigating incarcerated persons' civil-rights claims

Remedies.

The Law and Policy of Sentencing. Introduction to sentencing

Guilty pleas and plea bargaining

The sentencing process

Sentencing statutes and guidelines

Community-based sanctions

The death penalty

Cruel and unusual punishment and noncapital cases

Parole release and probation and parole revocation

Enmeshed penalties and collateral consequences.

The Law and Policy of Corrections. Prisoners' rights: an introduction

First amendment rights

Right of access to the courts

Prison disciplinary proceedings

Transfers, classification, and prison programming

Searches, seizures, and privacy rights

Due-process claims for personal injuries and property deprivations

Cruel and unusual punishment .

Prisoners' Rights Litigation

The mechanics of litigating inmates' Section 1983 suits

Remedies.