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Books on: rights of prisoners

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Capitalist Punishment: Prison Privatization & Human Rights

Book by Andrew Coyle, Allison Campbell, Rodney Neufeld; Clarity Press, 2003

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Corrections--Contracting Out, Corrections--Contracting Out--United States, Human Rights, Human Rights--United States, Prison Administration, Prison Administration--United States, Prisoners--Civil Rights, Prisoners--Civil Rights--United States, Privatization, Privatization--United States

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...temptation to trivialize prisoners' rights as either an insignificant...infringement of rights, or as an infringement...When law grants a right, it is no less important that such a right be respected because...entitled to it is a prisoner. 36 She continues...vulnerability of prisoners, suggesting that...status that their rights must be most vigorously...
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Human Rights: A Compilation of International Instruments - Vol. 1 pt. 1

Book by Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Geneva; United Nations, 2002

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Human Rights, Treaties--Collections

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...aid. 61. The treatment of prisoners should emphasize not their...social rehabilitation of the prisoners. There should be in connection...desir- able relations of a prisoner with his family and with...law and the sentence, the rights relating to civil interests...other social benefits of prisoners. 62. The medical services...
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Training Manual on Human Rights Monitoring

Book by Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations, 2001

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Human Rights--Study And Teaching--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc

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...opposition groups; pervasive human rights abuses by both government forces...of violence against civilians, prisoners, human rights monitors and humanitarian staff...prolong the conflict. 2. Human rights field operations may operate in...
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Prisoners of War

Book by Ron Fridell; Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2007

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Prisoners Of War--Legal Status, Laws, Etc, Prisoners Of War--United States--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...its ruling on another case involving the rights of prisoners of war, Bush said. Prisoners Legal Rights That case, known as Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, concerned the legal rights of Guantanamo prisoners. Detainee Salim...
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Prisoners, Diplomats, and the Great War: A Study in the Diplomacy of Captivity

Book by Richard B. Speed III; Greenwood, 1990

Subjects:

Prisoners Of War--History--20th Century, World War, 1914-1918--Diplomatic History, World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners And Prisons

Collections: History, Entire Library

...inquiries about war prisoners. They also disagreed about whether prisoner lists should include...that arose regarding rights of prisoners and responsibilities...and although Russian prisoners liked it, the French...did not. One British prisoner whispered to Herbert...

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Journal Articles on: rights of prisoners

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Procreation and the Prisoner: Does the Right to Procreate Survive Incarceration and Do Legitimate Penological Interests Justify Restrictions on the Exercise of the Right

Journal article by Richard Guidice Jr.; Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. 29, 2002

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Artificial insemination--Laws, regulations, etc., Human reproduction--Laws, regulations, etc., Human rights--Laws, regulations, etc., Prisoners as artists, Prisoners--Laws, regulations, etc.

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...total abrogation of a prisoners right to procreate...the full range of rights afforded under the Constitution; prisoners do not. (25) Before discussing whether a prisoner has a right to procreate, this...from the fundamental rights of marriage and procreation...even criticized the prisoner-claimant for misunderstanding...court recognized that prisoners have a fundamental right to marry and to maintain...
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Prisoners for Sale: Making the Thirteenth Amendment Case against State Private Prison Contracts

Journal article by Ryan S. Marion; The William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal, Vol. 18, 2009

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Civil rights, Constitutional amendments, Construction contracts, Corporate profits, Cost reduction, Industrialized nations, Legal arguments, Prison industries, Prison overcrowding, Prisoners, Slavery

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...the FLSA.240 Rights given to employees...contract, whereas prisoners have not contracted...the idea that a prisoner never has the right to sue for labor rights. In determining...immaterial regarding a prisoners right to wages, Posner...
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Do Prisoners Have a Right under the Eighth Amendment to HIV Testing on Demand?

Journal article by Kristi M. Couvillon; Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights, Vol. 9, 2004

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Civil rights, Constitutional amendments, Human immunodeficiency virus--HIV, Medical screening, Prisoners

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...officials refusal to test prisoners for HIV at their request...medical evidence that a prisoner may have been infected...his Eighth Amendment rights by refusing to administer...his Eighth Amendment right to be free from "cruel...refusing to test a prisoner for HIV violates his constitutional rights. While dicta seems...it may not violate prisoners rights to deny them...
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Tug of War: the Supreme Court, Congress, and the Circuits-the Fifth Circuit's Input on the Struggle to Define a Prisoner's Right to Religious Freedom in Adkins V. Kaspar

Journal article by Scott Budzenski; St. John's Law Review, Vol. 80, 2006

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Federal court decisions, Freedom of religion, Prisoners, Religious right, United States

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...protection of prisoners religious rights in the Religious Land Use...protect prisoners religious rights was left largely to judicial...importance of the fundamental right to religion, it is imperative...freedom, but also left all prisoners religious rights in a precarious position.16 The plaintiff in Adkins was a prisoner of the State of Texas, incarcerated...
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The Prisoner's Campaign: Felony Disenfranchisement Laws and the Right to Hold Public Office

Journal article by Andrea Steinacker; Brigham Young University Law Review, Vol. 2003, 2003

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Candidates, Constitutional law, Prisoners, State laws, United States, Voting rights

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The Prisoners Campaign: Felony Disenfranchisement...must be addressed. A. The Right to Vote Most states have some restriction on the right of convicted felons to vote...District of Columbia deny the right to vote only while the felon...offenders, which means that voting rights can only be restored through...

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Magazine Articles on: rights of prisoners

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A Bill of Rights for Children of Prisoners

Magazine article by Nell Bernstein; Children's Voice, Vol. 13, September 2004

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Books, Child welfare, Children & youth, Civil rights, Prisoners

Collections: Education, Entire Library

A Bill of Rights for Children of Prisoners by Nell Bernstein More...program for children of prisoners at Centerforce in San...Mentoring the Children of Prisoners," page 8. "Many...and we should have the right to determine when and...welcomes the Bill of Rights and believes law enforcement...
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Special Report: Commission on Civil Rights Examines Prisoner's Free Exercise of Religion

Magazine article; The Humanist, Vol. 68, May-June 2008

Subjects:

Land use--Laws, regulations and rules, Land use--Religious aspects, Land use--United States, Prisoners--Civil rights, Prisoners--Religious aspects, Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, United States. Commission on Civil Rights--Conferences, meetings and seminars

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Civil Rights Examines Prisoners Free Exercise of Religion...religion freely; the rights of faith-based organizations...the denial of their right to practice their faith...Commission on Civil Rights recommending any major...personnel concerning prisoners rights to freely exercise their...
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Is the Justice Department Putting Prisoners' Rights Ahead of Citizens' Security?

Magazine article by Jessica Gavora, Elizabeth Alexander; Insight on the News, Vol. 12, October 28, 1996

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Prison discipline--Analysis, Prisoners--Laws, regulations, etc.

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...Justice Department putting prisoners rights ahead of citizens security...Attorney General for Civil Rights Deval Patrick threatened to...violations of prisoners civil rights at supermax. Maryland officials...is out to expand prisoners rights in general by building on the...Are the critics of supermaxes right? Do they and other prisons...
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Georgia Prisoners' Fight for Human Rights

Magazine article by Cynthia Yeldell; The Crisis, Vol. 118, Spring 2011

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Prisoners, Prisons

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Georgia Prisoners Fight for Human Rights by Cynthia Yeldell The NAACP is spearheading...effort to investigate possible human rights abuses in the Georgia prison system...explain their cause to different human rights organizations and media outlets using...
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Foreign Prisoners: No Release from Misery

Magazine article by Rowenna Davis; New Statesman, Vol. 137, February 25, 2008

Subjects:

Aliens--Civil rights, Aliens--Laws, regulations and rules, Aliens--Psychological aspects, Deportation, Prisoners--Civil rights, Prisoners--Laws, regulations and rules, Prisoners--Psychological aspects, Suicidal behavior

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Foreign Prisoners: No Release from Misery...disproportionate (foreign prisoners account for one in seven...in suicides of foreign prisoners could be related to government...to learning about their rights. Because their families...

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Newspaper Articles on: rights of prisoners

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PRISONERS GET RIGHT TO VOTE; Soft Touch Row as EU Forces Action over Scottish Election; Elections Could Be Swung by Criminals

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), September 19, 2010

Subjects:

Coalition governments, Elections, Electoral systems, Prisoners, Prisoners' rights, Prisoners--Laws, regulations and rules, Suffrage, Voting rights

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

PRISONERS GET RIGHT TO VOTE; Soft Touch...highlycontroversial European human rights ruling. In a move...sup-ported giving prisoners the vote. Last night...best way forward on prisoner voting. A Cabinet...the countrys 8,000 prisoners to cast their vote...could be decided by a prisoner will fill the public...MacAskill said: Giving prisoners the right to vote in elections...
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Why Prisoners Have More Human Rights Than Old Folk in Care

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 21, 2007

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Prisoners, Prisoners' rights, Prisoners--Laws, regulations and rules, United Kingdom. Parliament. House of Lords

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Why Prisoners Have More Human Rights Than Old Folk in Care...the human rights of prisoners, the House of Lords...council tenants or prisoners, they are not protected...contravened Mrs YLs human right to family life and that under the Human Rights Act, she should be...
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EU Will Force Executive to Hand Prisoners Right to Vote in Holyrood Election

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), November 7, 2010

Subjects:

Prisoners, Prisoners' rights, Prisoners--Laws, regulations and rules, Suffrage, Voting rights

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Force Executive to Hand Prisoners Right to Vote in Holyrood...would be granted the right to vote, but indicated the human rights ruling would not be...of their convention rights. The Government has...which categories of prisoner should be allowed to...strongly oppose convicted prisoners being entitled to vote...
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Prisoners to Get the Right to Vote

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 2, 2010

Subjects:

European Court of Human Rights, Prisoners, Prisoners' rights, Prisoners--Laws, regulations and rules, Suffrage, Voting rights

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...in litigation. Sentenced prisoners were originally denied the right to take part in ballots under...the People Act of 1983. Prisoners on remand, fine defaulters...Following a legal challenge from prisoner John Hirst, the ECHR ruled...European Convention on Human Rights. However the Strasbourg...decision to enfranchise serving prisoners would mark the end of the...
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Prisoners to Get the Right to Vote; Government Is to Back off over Ban

Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), November 2, 2010

Subjects:

Costs (Law), European Court of Human Rights, Legal fees, Prisoners, Prisoners' rights, Prisoners--Laws, regulations and rules, Suffrage, Voting rights

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...litigation." Sentenced prisoners were originally denied the right to take part in ballots under...the People Act of 1983. Prisoners on remand awaiting trial...Following a legal challenge from prisoner John Hirst, the ECHR ruled...European Convention on Human Rights. However the Strasbourgbased...decision to enfranchise serving prisoners would mark the end of the...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: rights of prisoners

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Prisoners of War

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...modern treatment of prisoners of war was stated...both held that the right of the captor over the prisoner was limited to preventing...political asylum for prisoners of war. The governments...the last official prisoner of war was declared...not recognized as as prisoners of war by the Bush...criticized by human rights groups as a failure...federal law and had the right to challenge their...
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Habeas Corpus

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...writ tests only whether a prisoner has been accorded due...believes his constitutional rights were violated by state...and 1960s in the area of prisoners rights encouraged many incarcerated...University Press. All rights reserved.
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Tripolitan War

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...1805, negotiated a settlement in June. The U.S. prisoners were ransomed, and Tripoli renounced all rights to halt or to levy tribute on American ships. Though...the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Council of Europe

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...established a European Court of Human Rights to protect the rights of individuals in member nations against...minorities, immigrants, suspects, prisoners, and the mentally ill; and the infringement of rights of speech, the press, religion...
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Amnesty International

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...INTERNATIONAL (AI,) human-rights organization founded in 1961...against the detention of prisoners of conscience, for the fair trial of political prisoners, to abolish the death penalty...Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

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