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.