CRJU 20413 Lecture 4: Lecture #4 - Final Exam
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1970s and 1980s most violent prison riots. Building tender system - correctional officers gave tough inmates free to beat up people; help correctional officers maintain inmates; prison gangs started. **cases pertaining to legal rights of prisoners (know basics) Pell v. procunier (1974) (balance safety with their rights) Cruz v. beto (1972) (study any religion you want) Right to pursue faith, even if it differs from traditional worship (1st amendment and 14th amendment) Right can be denied to meet if: Distribution of contraband if they are meeting to distribute drugs. The groups are monitored to make sure they are actually having a religious meeting. Prison mail will be censored if it is necessary to do so because of security reasons (upheld); cannot meet with a law student or other individuals if you do not have a lawyer. Has to be substantial governmental interests; unrelated to expression. Harm has to be greater in terms of necessity of what someone.
