Category: Prisoners Rights

Pregnancy does not suspend your legal rights, even if you’re in jail or prison. Jails and prisons are required to respond to pregnancy with appropriate medical care throughout pregnancy and after delivery. Standards for pregnancy care in correctional settings are guided by recommendations from national commissions,…

Because incarcerated individuals cannot seek their own medical treatment, it is up to prison staff to ensure that injured or ill inmates get the care they need. Inmates have a right to adequate medical treatment. It is unlawful for prison staff to deny it. If an…

If you watch television or movies, you have probably heard characters on popular crime shows or courtroom dramas say something about “reading their rights” when an arrest occurs. It seems like every fictional cop knows their obligation under the law, so it may surprise you that…