THE DECISION, WHICH DECLARED A STATE LAW BANNING JAILHOUSE LAWYERS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, WAS SHOWN BY A SURVEY OF PRISON OFFICIALS TO BE WELL UNDERSTOOD. THE HIGH RATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANDATE OF THE SUPREME COURT, BOTH IN TERMS OF ABOLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS PROHIBITING MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AMONG INMATES AND IN TERMS OF MAKING EFFORTS TO SEEK A REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE OF IMPROVED INMATE LEGAL-SERVICES PROGRAMS, CLEARLY INDICATES THAT JOHNSON V. AVERY HAS EXERTED A MAJOR INFLUENCE UPON THE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR OF CORRECTIONAL AUTHORITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)