Books: Rights of Incarcerated Individuals (publicly accessible)
A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual by Publication Date: (12th ed. 2020)Excerpt from book description: "A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual (JLM) is a handbook of legal rights and procedures designed for use by people in prison."
This handbook includes: Chapter 1: How to Use the JLM. Note: Also view material under tab: Supplements (at top of web page).
Law in the Time of COVID-19 (ebook) by Publication Date: 2020Includes: Chapter 1: COVID-19 and Prisoners' Rights, co-authored by Alexis Hoag-Fordjour, Assistant Professor of Law & Co-Director of the Center for Criminal Justice, Brooklyn Law School.
Books: Rights of Incarcerated Individuals (available through BLS Library)
Law and Policy of Sentencing and Corrections in a NutshellCall Number: KF9728.Z9 B72 2022 (Reserve)Publication Date: 2022
Rights of Prisoners (Westlaw) by Publication Date: 5th ed. (updated annually)Access: BLS students, faculty and adminitrators: Click link and enter your Westlaw log in credentials.
Prisoners' Rights: A Legal Research Guide (ebook) by Publication Date: 2017Access through HeinOnline. (Off-campus use: requires proxy.)
BLS Library also owns 1 print copy: KF9731.A1 F53 2017 (Main).
Scope: New York
New York Jurisprudence (= a legal encyclopedia):
- New York Jurisprudence, Penal and Correctional Institutions (Westlaw)Access: BLS students, faculty and adminitrators: Click link and enter your Westlaw log in credentials.
The New York Jurisprudence chapter focused on rights of incarcerated individuals is:
- New York Jurisprudence > Penal and Correctional Institutions > VII. Inmates (Westlaw)Access: BLS students, faculty and adminitrators: Click link and enter your Westlaw log in credentials.
Free Resources - Focus: New York
Connections 2023: A Free Guide for Formerly Incarcerated People in New York City by Publication Date: 2023
- Legal Aid Society, Arrests & PolicingProvides telephone numbers to obtain help.
- New York City Department of Correction, "Inmate Bill of Rights" pageProvides the Handbook for Detained and Sentenced Individuals (rev. Dec. 2019) in multiple languages and the Inmate Rule Book (Oct. 12, 2007) in English & Spanish.
- Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, Pro Se (6 issues/year)This newsletter is an important resource for people who are incarcerated in the state of New York.
- Survivors Justice Project, Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act Resource GuideSurvivors Justice Project, housed at Brooklyn Law School, "fights for decarceration through the New York Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act."
This is a "guide for individuals seeking sentencing/resentencing under New York’s Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA)."