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This recently updated resource details critical information on all aspects of prison litigation, including trial and appeal, conditions of confinement, visitation, access to the courts, parole, right to medical aid, and civil and criminal liabilities of prison officials.
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This easy-to-read workbook is designed specifically for inmates and their intended spouses on the outside. Helps couples decide whether marriage is right for them through questions and exercises. Explores the unique circumstances surrounding relationships with an incarcerated partner.
American Correctional Association (ACA): ACA Bookstore
Supermax Prisons: Beyond the Rock takes the reader on a journey through the evolution of the supermax and offers invaluable information for setting up and managing a supermax facility. Chapters include: Supermax Prisons: Why?
American Correctional Association (ACA): ACA Bookstore
The supermax prison is home to some of the nation’s most violent offenders. This video begins with a working definition of a “supermax” prison and explains why inmates are housed at such a facility.
American Correctional Association (ACA): ACA Bookstore
As anyone in corrections can attest, the gang population in the nation's facilities are at all-time highs. These groups bring an array of security concerns to correctional administrators.
American Correctional Association (ACA): ACA Bookstore
The job of the correctional officer is often difficult and quite dangerous. It becomes far more dangerous when dealing with an offender with a mental disorder. This book examines the situations that occur and how to best handle them.
American Correctional Association (ACA): ACA Bookstore
Prisons Today and Tomorrow uses current case studies and research to present balanced and comprehensive coverage of prisons and inmates.
American Correctional Association (ACA): ACA Bookstore
In 2003, well over half a million jailed Americans will leave prison and return to society. Largely uneducated, unskilled, often without family support, and with the stigma of a prison record hanging over them, many will experience serious social and psychological problems after release.
American Correctional Association (ACA): ACA Bookstore
Helping Hands is a practical guide for volunteers in correctional settings. Bayse discusses the criminal justice system, security issues, inmate slang and reasons for crime. He also offers suggestions on how to understand the criminal personality, communicate with inmates, and prevent manipulation.
American Correctional Association (ACA): ACA Bookstore
It is not intended to campaign for or against the death penalty, but to provide the reader with a better understanding of the process involved in managing these inmates.
