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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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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
1a2b3c4d26z
10:06
Man
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
Walkin to the bus
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
soapy
10:25
I saw some Reddit adcom say that they can see any time we refresh the status checker; I wonder if it's a red flag if an applicant's checked it like 50 times in a day?
soapy
10:25
Also, can we send another LoR to a school that we've already applied to?
soapy
10:26
Or another essay?
10:30
i'll allow it
soapy
10:31
<3 thanks Fart Butt
1a2b3c4d26z
10:31
If I get rejected by a school bc I check my statuses during work then it wasn’t meant to be
10:32
cautionary tail re reddit posts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZAQAuqSfs
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How many 666 people apply?
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