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Prisoners' rights

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A quick definition of Prisoners' rights:

Prisoners have some rights, but not all the same rights as people who are not in prison. The Eighth Amendment protects prisoners from cruel and unusual punishment, and they must be given a minimum standard of living. They also have the right to due process and access to the parole process. The Fourteenth Amendment protects them from discrimination based on race, sex, and creed. They have the right to speech and religion, as long as it doesn't interfere with their status as inmates. Prison officials have the power to classify prisoners, and courts usually don't interfere with their decisions. The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to prisoners with disabilities, and they have the right to reasonable accommodations. The Prison Litigation Reform Act requires prisoners to exhaust administrative remedies before challenging their confinement in court. Courts tend to defer to prison officials regarding prisoners' rights, but they will step in if the conditions violate the Constitution.

A more thorough explanation:

Prisoners' rights refer to the legal protections and standards of living afforded to individuals who are incarcerated in federal or state prisons. While prisoners do not have full constitutional rights, they are protected by the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. This means that prisoners must be provided with a minimum standard of living, and they cannot be subjected to inhumane treatment.

For example, in Brown v. Plata, the Supreme Court upheld a court-mandated population limit to curb overpopulation which violated the Eighth Amendment in California prisons. Additionally, prisoners retain some constitutional rights, such as due process in their right to administrative appeals and a right of access to the parole process. They also have rights to speech and religion, to the extent these rights do not interfere with their status as inmates.

Prisoners are protected against unequal treatment on the basis of race, sex, and creed by the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) also applies to protect prisoners with disabilities, guaranteeing reasonable accommodations. The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) requires prisoners to exhaust administrative remedies before challenging a condition of their confinement in court.

Courts tend to defer to prison officials regarding prisoners' rights. When prison regulations infringe on an inmate's constitutional rights, the courts use the rational basis test to determine whether the infringement may stand.

Overall, prisoners' rights are important to ensure that individuals who are incarcerated are treated humanely and with dignity, while also maintaining the safety and security of the prison system.

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JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
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it's like p much impossible to get in if you don't do it according to the deans lol
like i mean it's probs possible but. very rare
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
SO WHY DO THEY CALL IT
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
OPTIONAL
mind games
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
WHY DO SCHOOLS DO THIS
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
the illusion of chocoe
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
chocoe
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
choice
there's an infamous dude on reddit who literally got into every t14 like HYS but got WL at northwestern and he's like it's definitely because he didn't do the interview lol
and he had like 180 lol
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:59
maybe YP?
Dkk
2:22
@jackfrost11770: "do the northwestern thing" ? very sad.
Dkk
2:23
@jackfrost11770: that'smy Army buddy who got rejected from NW.
Dkk
2:24
He did not have 180. 170.
Dkk
2:25
Northwestern is an Ohio trainwreck and the staff there should consider the gun,
4:18
^ HAHAHAHA
4:19
Jackfrost has a point though, a good way to stand out with your apps is to do as much "optional" stuff as possible, including the interview
4:20
This goes for NU's Kira as much as it does, for example, ASU's 1-minute "elevator pitch" video
Dkk
4:22
Indeed indeed @renard
Dkk
4:36
Man my butthole is on fire from that Carolina Reaper. 1:36 AM fire farts.
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^is this satire? wtf this is really poorly written lmao
[] baddestbunny
9:49
when someone describes something as "classic LSAT Demon" I tend to assume that is code for "this thing sucks"
Dkk
10:29
I dont know.
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10:29
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[] baddestbunny
10:30
Defining “postmodernism” is a daunting task. One commentator has likened it to “trying to nail gelatin to a wall.” Part of the difficulty is postmodernism’s heterogeneity. As Angela Harris has noted, “There are as many different definitions of postmodernism as there are postmodernists.”
Dkk
10:36
Indeed, indeed!
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