A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual (2024 Edition)

Section I Introduction to the JLM and How to Use It (1-A to 1-D)

• Chapter 1 HOW TO USE THE JLM (1-A to 1-D)

Section II Learning Your Rights (2 to 3-H)

• Chapter 2 INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL RESEARCH (2 to 2-H)
• Chapter 3 YOUR RIGHT TO LEARN THE LAW AND GO TO COURT (3 to 3-H)

Section III How to File a Lawsuit and Learn About Your Case (4 to 8-D)

• Chapter 4 HOW TO FIND A LAWYER (4 to 4-D)
• Chapter 5 CHOOSING A COURT AND A LAWSUIT
• Chapter 6 AN INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL DOCUMENTS (6 to 6-C)
• Chapter 7 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (7 to 7-C)
• Chapter 8 OBTAINING INFORMATION TO PREPARE YOUR CASE

Section IV How to Attack Your Conviction or Sentence (9 to 13-G)

• Chapter 9 APPEALING YOUR CONVICTION OR SENTENCE (9 to 9-H)
• Chapter 10 APPLYING FOR RE-SENTENCING FOR DRUG OFFENSES (10 to 10-E)
• Chapter 11 USING POST- CONVICTION DNA TESTING TO ATTACK YOUR CONVICTION OR SENTENCE (11 to 11-D)
• Chapter 12 APPEALING YOUR CONVICTION BASED ON INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL (12-A to 12-E)
• Chapter 13 FEDERAL HABEAS CORPUS (13 to 13-G)

Section V How to Attack the Conditions of Your Imprisonment (14 to 19-I)

• Chapter 14 THE PRISON LITIGATION REFORM ACT (14 to 14-M)
• Chapter 15 INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES (15 to 15-G)
• Chapter 16 USING 42 U.S.C SECTION 1983 TO OBTAIN RELIEF FROM VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL LAW (16 to 16-F)
• Chapter 17 THE STATE''S DUTY TO PROTECT YOU AND YOUR PROPERTY
• Chapter 18 YOUR RIGHTS AT PRISON DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS (18 to 18-G)
• Chapter 19 YOUR RIGHT TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD (19 to 19-I)

Section VI How to Attack Your Conviction, Sentence, or Prison Conditions at the State Level (20 to 22-G)

• Chapter 20 USING ARTICLE 440 OF THE NEW YORK CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW TO ATTACK YOUR UNFAIR CONVICTION OR ILLEGAL SENTENCE (20 to 20-G)
• Chapter 21 STATE HABEAS CORPUS
• Chapter 22 HOW TO CHALLENGE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS USING ARTICLE 78 OF THE NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (22 to 22-G)

Section VII General Health and Safety Rights in Prison (23 to 26-K)

• Chapter 23 YOUR RIGHT TO ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE (23 to 23-G)
• Chapter 24 YOUR RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM ASSAULT BY PRISON GUARDS AND OTHER INCARCERATED PEOPLE (24 to 24-F)
• Chapter 25 YOUR RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM ILLEGAL BODY SEARCHES (25 to 25-E)
• Chapter 26 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Section VIII Issue-Specific Rights (27 to 41-G)

• Chapter 27 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN PRISON (27 to 27-E)
• Chapter 28 RIGHTS OF INCARCERATED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (28 to 28-D)
• Chapter 29 SPECIAL ISSUES FOR INCARCERATED PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS (29 to 29-I)
• Chapter 30 SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND/OR QUEER INCARCERATED PEOPLE (30 to 30-K)
• Chapter 31 SECURITY CLASSIFICATION AND GANG VALIDATION (31 to 31-D)
• Chapter 32 PAROLE (32 to 32-Q)
• Chapter 33 RIGHTS OF INCARCERATED PARENTS (33 to 33-I)
• Chapter 34 THE RIGHTS OF PRETRIAL DETAINEES (34 to 34-F)
• Chapter 35 GETTING OUT EARLY
• Chapter 36 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR SEX OFFENDERS (36 to 36-K)
• Chapter 37 RIGHTS UPON RELEASE (37 to 37-G)
• Chapter 38 RIGHTS OF YOUTH IN PRISON (38 to 38-E)
• Chapter 39 TEMPORARY RELEASE PROGRAMS (39 to 39-G)
• Chapter 40 PLEA BARGAINING (40 to 40-F)
• Chapter 41 SPECIAL ISSUES OF INCARCERATED WOMEN (41 to 41-G)

Section IX Appendices (I-A-1 to IV-C-2)

• Appendix I ADDRESSES OF FEDERAL COURTS AND NEW YORK STATE PRISONS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE FEDERAL JUDICIAL DISTRICTS (I-A-1 to I-B)
• Appendix II NEW YORK STATE
• Appendix III ADDRESSES OF NEW YORK DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
• Appendix IV DIRECTORY OF LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR INCARCERATED PEOPLE (IV to IV-C-2)
• Appendix V DEFINITIONS OF WORDS USED IN THE JLM
• Appendix VI DEFINITIONS OF LATIN WORDS USED IN THE JLM