Author: Ronnie K. Stephens
What Can You Do to Check Prisoner Status and Learn Specific Details About Your Loved One’s Sentence?
There are ways you can check prisoner status using an online records search.
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You’re Pregnant in Prison. What Are Your Rights to Medical Care, Your Child, Abortion, and Shackles?
Prisons do not have the same health care most people have outside jail. But that doesn’t mean you don’t get proper treatment.
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What Is the Rehabilitation Act of 1973? How Does It Relate to Prisoners with Disabilities?
You have rights as an inmate, which protect your access to disability services. These are protected under the Rehabilitation act of 1973.
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What Is a Hardship Transfer Request?
If it’s hard to visit a loved one in prison due to medical issues, you can make a hardship transfer request.
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What Rights Do You Have If a CO Harasses You in Prison?
If a correctional officer, sometimes called a CO, harasses you in prison, you have options to hold them accountable.
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Can You Get Parole in Federal Prison?
It depends. Only some federal inmates are can get parole. There are other ways to get early release, though.
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Can Your Visitation Rights Be Revoked?
Yes. Prisoners don’t have a legal right to visitation, and the right can be revoked at any time.
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What Should You Do If an Incarcerated Person Is Suicidal?
Suicide is more common in prison than in the outside world. You can help by knowing what to do if an inmate is suicidal.
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How Can You Get off Death Row in Federal Prison?
Laws around the death penalty change often. Courts review appeals from inmates on death row every year.
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How Do You Report Gang Violence in Prison?
You can report gang violence to COs. It is often dangerous to report crimes and gang violence in prison.
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