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Carolina Academic Press (Durham, NC) has released "Civil Liability Issues in Corrections," a softbound book that is designed to keep personnel and students current with developments in lawsuits against corrections personnel over a wide range of issues. It includes analyses of U.S. Supreme Court

standards, civil liability issues that arise from confining detainees in jails and prisoners in adult institutions, litigation trends for the past 40 years, the evolution of prisoners' rights and the impact of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996. It also reviews over 100 U.S. Supreme Court decisions covering such issues as use of force, deaths in custody, medical/psychiatric care, and cross-gender supervision. The new book costs $32.

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