Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
AJS265 19886-20086	LEC	1 Credit(s)	1 Period(s)
Prisoner's Rights
Overview of prisoners' procedural due process and substantive constitutional rights. Prerequisites: None.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
AJS265   19886-20086	Prisoner's Rights

1.	Identify and describe the primary procedural due process rights to which inmates are entitled. (I)
2.	Identify and describe prisoners' rights in the area of communication, expression, and association. (II)
3.	Identify and describe prisoners' rights to protection from physical abuse. (III)
4.	Identify and describe prisoners' rights to medical care. (IV)
5.	Identify and describe prisoners' rights to access to the courts. (V)
6.	Identify and describe prisoners' freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. (VI)
7.	Identify and describe prisoners' right to freedom of religion. (VII)
8.	Identify and describe the rights of prisoners in segregation. (VIII)
9.	Identify and describe prisoners' rights regarding physical conditions and restrictions. (IX)
10.	Identify and describe prisoners' right to equal protection of the laws. (X)
11.	Identify and describe the rights of pretrial detainees. (XI)
12.	Identify and describe the extent of liability of police and correctional officers. (XII)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
AJS265   19886-20086	Prisoner's Rights

I. Procedural due process rights A. Life, liberty, and property rights 1. Constitutionally based liberty interests 2. State created liberty and property interest B. Due process of law 1. Paratt v. Taylor rule 2. Disciplinary proceedings 3. Administrative segregation 4. Transfers 5. Programs and classification 6. Parole and temporary release 7. Correspondence, reading material, and visitations 8. Property rights II. Communication, expression, and association A. Correspondence B. Publications C. Organizations, protests, and petitions D. Visitings E. Communication with media III. Protection from physical abuse A. Protection from other prisoners B. Limits on guards' use of force IV. Medical care A. Medical examinations B. Psychiatric care C. Prison assignments and regulations D. Handicapped prisoners E. Dental care F. Medical diets G. Prison emergencies H. Drug dependency treatment V. Access to the courts A. Law libraries B. Services for pro se litigation C. Legal assistance D. Communication with attorneys, courts, and public officials E. Interference, punishment, and retaliation VI. Unreasonable searches and seizures A. Comparison with Fourth Amendment rights of non-prisoners B. Cell searches C. Body searches D. Property rights VII. Freedom of religion A. Sincerity of belief B. Religious nature of beliefs C. Legal standards D. Religious practices 1. Dietary needs 2. Religious literature 3. Hair and beards 4. Name 5. Religious services and leaders VIII. Segregation A. Conditions of confinement B. Restrictions on other rights and amenities IX. Physical conditions and restrictions A. Crowding B. Furnishings C. Ventilation, heating, and lighting D. Noise E. Dilapidation F. Fire protection G. Sanitation H. Programs and recreation I. Work J. Food K. Classification X. Equal protection of the law A. Standard for review by courts B. Areas of potential litigation XI. Pretrial detainees A. Distinction in legal standards applied to pretrial detainees and those applied to convicts B. Provisions of Bell v. Wolfish XII. Liability of police and correctional officers A. Vicarious liability B. 1983 actions C. Tort actions

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