Includes index.
Introduction : using this manual and using the courts
Conditions of confinement
Civil liberties in prison
Procedural due process
Equal protection of the laws
Pre-trial detainee's rights
The legal system
Actions, defenses, and relief
The prison litigation reform act
How to litigate
Legal research
Writing legal documents.
Prisoners' self-help litigation manual by John Boston. ISBN 9780195374407. Published by Oxford University Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.