THE LISTINGS ARE ARRANGED IN CATEGORIES SUCH AS: CRIMINAL LAW--GENERALLY, ACCESS TO COURTS AND COUNSEL, ACCESS TO THE MEDIA, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION, CIVIL DISABILITIES AND RIGHTS OF EX-OFFENDERS, CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION, CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLICATIONS, CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT, AND DETAINERS. OTHER TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE ESCAPE, GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES, HABEAS CORPUS, INSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS, JUVENILES, MEDICAL TREATMENT, MODEL LEGISLATION AND PROCEDURES, PROBATION AND PAROLE, REHABILITATION AND THE RIGHT TO TREATMENT, SENTENCING, TRANSFERS, THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE, AND VISITATION. ONLY TIMELY PUBLICATIONS WERE SELECTED AS RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISIONS RENDERED MANY ITEMS OUTDATED. A DESCRIPTIVE WORD INDEX IS PRESENTED.