Steven J. Goodwin Is Doing Federal Time, and We Won't Let Him Be a Father - The Erosion of the Rights of Federal Prisoners: Goodwin v. Turner
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Authors
Peebles, Edith T.
Issue Date
1991
Volume
24
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|Historically, courts refused to hear prisoners' complaints. Courts regarded prisoners as "slaves of the State, having not only forfeited their liberty, but all their personal rights." This judicial refusal to allow prisoners redress through the court system has been labeled the "hands-off doctrine." This doctrine states that "[c]ourts are without power to supervise prison administrators or to interfere with prison rules or regulations." The hands-off approach of complete deference to prison officials continued until the 1960s...
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24 Creighton L. Rev. 1165 (1990-1991)
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Creighton University School of Law