What Is the Effect of Due Process of Law on a Sentence?
You have the right to due process, and courts will consider many factors when determining your sentence.
Category: I’m Going to Prison
I’m Going to Prison
If you’re going to prison, you need to prepare. You may want to know something as simple as what you can bring with you. Or you may want to know something as complicated as what legal rights you have if someone hurts you in prison. How to Justice works with experts and justice-impacted people like you. And we aim to get you the answers to the questions you have about going to prison.
Top 10 Laws To Know Before Going To Prison
If you're going to prison, there are many laws and legal rights you want to know. How to Justice put together this "top 10" list to help.
Can You Be Charged Child Support While You’re Incarcerated?
Yes. You can and will be charged child support while you're incarcerated. However, there are ways to lower or defer your payments.
What Measures Are Prisons Taking To Slow Spread Of COVID-19?
Because prison guards have largely refused to get vaccinated, prisons have taken other measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. Do they work?
How Do You Prove An Alibi Defense in Court?
A defense of alibi protects a person who is misjudged as a criminal, when in fact they were present somewhere else when the crime took place.
What Makes Evidence Inadmissible in Court?
In a criminal case, a party to the case can present evidence in the form of written documents, witnesses, photos and videos. When evidence is incompetent, prejudicial and irrelevant to the case a judge can disregard it. Such evidence is inadmissible in court and must be removed from the case.
What Is The Post Conviction Relief Act And How Does It Help?
If you or a loved one has been convicted of a crime, you've probably heard about the Post Conviction Relief Act. But what is it?
What is Post Conviction Relief in a Criminal Case?
After a criminal conviction, you face sentencing and can appeal. But you can also file for post-conviction relief as well. Learn more here.
What are Three-Strikes Laws?
Three-strike laws are also known as "habitual offender laws." They are federal and state laws that convict a repeat offender, with three felonies. This law can increase your prison time by many years or imprison you for life.