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Incarceration and the Law: Cases and Materials - 11th Edition - Margo Schlanger

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11th Edition
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Incarceration and the Law: Cases and Materials 11th Edition Margo Schlanger ISBN 9798892097697

In an era defined by American mass incarceration, a complex and evolving legal framework governs prison and jail conditions, raising deeply contested questions at the intersection of constitutional liberty, statutory interpretation, administrative regulation, and public policy. This leading casebook on incarceration provides a comprehensive examination of both pretrial detention and post-conviction confinement, offering a nuanced and practice-oriented understanding of the law governing carceral institutions.

The book brings together United States Supreme Court decisions and significant lower court opinions, along with statutes, litigation materials, professional standards, academic commentary, and first-person writings by incarcerated individuals. Its interdisciplinary approach equips students to understand not only doctrine, but also the lived realities of incarceration and the broader policy debates surrounding the carceral system.

Coverage includes conditions of confinement and prisoners’ civil liberties, with focused attention on the legal issues affecting particular incarcerated populations. These include race and national origin discrimination, as well as the distinct legal frameworks governing the treatment of incarcerated women, LGBTQ individuals, and people with disabilities. The text also examines litigated remedies, including injunctive relief, damages actions, the operation and impact of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, and the criminal prosecution of correctional staff. In addition, it addresses prisoner voting rights and mechanisms of non-litigation oversight.

The tenth edition marked a comprehensive reimagining of the casebook’s structure and pedagogy. Building on that foundation, the eleventh edition brings the material fully up to date, incorporating legal and institutional developments arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, innovations and policy shifts during the Trump Administration, and the growing role of state constitutional law in regulating incarceration.

Incarceration and the Law: Cases and Materials 11th Edition Margo Schlanger ISBN 9798892097697, 979-8892097697 & 9798895459522

Authors:
Margo Schlanger
David M. Shapiro
Lynn S. Branham