Prisoner's Rights -- Failure to Provide Adequate Law Libraries Denies Inmates' Right of Access to the Courts

Authors

Irma S. Russell, University of Montana School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1978

First Page

636

Volume

26

Source Publication Abbreviation

U. Kan. L. Rev.

Abstract

This article examines the Supreme Court's decision in Bounds v. Smith and the movement toward recognition of the rights that prisoners retain after incarceration.

Part I outlines the nature and legal foundation of the right of access to the courts as endorsed by Bounds. Part II examines questions raised by the dissenting opinions concerning the scope and validity of the right. Part III addresses the practical implication of the decision and concludes that the right of state and federal prisoners to access legal information in preparing legal papers stands on firmer ground after this decision.

Comments

Originally published in 26 U. Kan. L. Rev. (1978).

Recommended Citation

Russell, Irma S., "Prisoner's Rights -- Failure to Provide Adequate Law Libraries Denies Inmates' Right of Access to the Courts" (1978). Faculty Law Review Articles. 61.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/faculty_lawreviews/61