Researching Mass Incarceration and Prison Abolition: Books: Rights of Incarcerated Individuals & Additional Free Resources (Focus: NY)
A research guide created by Brooklyn Law School's librarians to assist those who wish to identify resources on mass incarceration and prison abolition. This guide highlights selected New York-specific events and sources.
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).
Includes: 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)
Provides the Handbook for Detained and Sentenced Individuals (rev. Dec. 2019) in multiple languages and the Inmate Rule Book (Oct. 12, 2007) in English & Spanish.
Survivors 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)."