An introduction to the law and to the legal aspects of corrections management -- Corrections and the criminal justice system -- Habeas, torts, and Section 1983 -- Going to court -- A general view of prisoners' rights under the Constitution -- Access to courts -- First Amendment : inmate mail -- First Amendment : inmate association rights and visiting -- First Amendment : religion -- Fourth Amendment : search and seizure, and privacy -- Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments : due process : inmate discipline -- Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments : due process : classification, transfers, personal injuries, and property loss -- Fourteenth Amendment : equal protection : female offenders and others -- Eighth Amendment : the death penalty and other sentencing issues -- Eighth Amendment : conditions of confinement : cruel and unusual punishment -- Eighth Amendment : health care -- Probation and parole, community corrections, and fines -- Statutory and administrative law -- Federal statutes : equal employment, disabilities, and tort claims -- Jails -- Juveniles and young offenders -- Privatization issues in corrections -- Loss of rights of convicted persons.