Given the strict confines of the prison setting, it is no surprise that the First Amendment was the legal basis behind numerous forms of inmate redress. Define and discuss the First Amendment and how it is related to prisons and prison inmates. In addition, discuss at least three Supreme Court cases that have relevance to the First Amendment and the field of corrections.
What will be an ideal response?
The First Amendment is relevant to free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the right of people to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. In regard to inmates, case law often revolves around inmate access to publications, mail censoring processes, correspondence with family, and religious practices within the institution. Students can choose to discuss Fulwood v. Clemmer (1962), Gittlemacker v. Prasse (1970), Cruz v. Beto (1972), Procunier v. Martinez (1974), Kahane v. Carlson (1975), Theriault v. Carlson (1977), Turner v. Safley (1987), O’Lone v. Estate of Shabazz (1987), and Beard v. Banks (2006).
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