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What Type of Living Condition in Prison Is Required?

If you’re going to prison, you likely have questions. One is simple but important: What type of living condition in prison is required?

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“You Must Exhaust Your Administrative Remedies.” What Does This Mean?

f you’re a prisoner and thinking of filing a lawsuit, there are a few things you should know. The Prison Litigation Reform Act put some rules in place that may make it harder to file a lawsuit. One thing the law requires is that you must exhaust your administrative remedies. Before you file, you should understand what that means and how to do it.

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Can You Be Discriminated Against in Prison?

Discrimination does occur in prison, but you have legal rights.

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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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Are There Certain Prison Temperature Standards?

It’s hard for prisons to set a prison temperature standard.

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Do You Have a Right to Personal Hygiene in Prison?

People in prison have a right to personal hygiene.

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Can You Challenge the Decision to Put You in Solitary Confinement?

You cannot challenge a decision to put you in solitary confinement. But you can file a lawsuit.

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Can You Talk to Your Loved One’s Lawyer About Their Status in Prison?

Yes. But they can only tell you things if your loved one gave them permission to say them.

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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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Do Prisoners Have Fourth Amendment Rights in Prison?

Prisoners don’t have 4th Amendment rights. COs don’t need a warrant or probable cause to search your cell.

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