correctional law? Explain why.

The most important source of correctional law is the bill of rights (Bartollas,2002).This is because the basic rights of the citizens including those in incarceration are derived from it.

• Which Amendment in the Bill of Rights do you feel is the most important with regard to the rights of incarcerated individuals? Explain your reasoning.

The 5th Amendment

This is because it categorically states that no individual shall be held to answer for either a capital offense or an infamous crime unless ion an indictment or presentment of a grand jury with the exception of cases that arise in the land or of naval forces

Discuss the major constitutional Amendments that protect inmate rights.

The 4th Amendment and the 8th Amendment are the major constitutional Amendments that protect inmate rights. The 4th amendment has several provisions on searches and seizures which protects the rights of the...
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