Pros And Cons Of Rights Of Prisoners
4. RIGHTS OF PRISONERS
A convict lodged in a prison is not denuded of all fundamental rights though it is true that he does not enjoy all the fundamental rights like other persons because of the fetters imposed on him in accordance with the law. In an American case on prisoner’s right, i.e. Procunier v. Martineg the court emphasized that since the liberty of a prisoner is constitutionally curtailed due to his confinement, his interest in the limited liberty left to him becomes all the more substantial.
(A) Right to Human Dignity and Physical and Moral Integrity
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and right. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated at all times with humanity and with respect for the inherent …show more content…
Every prisoner on admission shall be provided with written information on regulations and on complaints and disciplinary procedures in a language which he or she understands. If necessary, these rules should be explained orally. Apart from this every prisoner should have:
(i) Right to effective access to information and all legal provisions regulating conditions of detention;
(ii) Right to consult or to be defended by a legal practitioner of prisoner's choice;
(iii) Right to access to agencies, such as State Legal Aid Boards or similar organizations providing legal services;
(iv) Right to be informed on admission about legal rights to appeal, revision, review either in respect of conviction or sentence;
(v) Right to receive all court documents necessary for preferring an appeal or revision or review of sentence or conviction;
(vi) Right to effective presentation of individual complaints and grievances during confinement in prison to the appropriate authorities;
(vii) Right to communicate with the prison administration, appropriate Government and judicial authorities, as the case may be, for redressal of violation of any or all of prisoners' rights and for redressal of
A convict lodged in a prison is not denuded of all fundamental rights though it is true that he does not enjoy all the fundamental rights like other persons because of the fetters imposed on him in accordance with the law. In an American case on prisoner’s right, i.e. Procunier v. Martineg the court emphasized that since the liberty of a prisoner is constitutionally curtailed due to his confinement, his interest in the limited liberty left to him becomes all the more substantial.
(A) Right to Human Dignity and Physical and Moral Integrity
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and right. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated at all times with humanity and with respect for the inherent …show more content…
Every prisoner on admission shall be provided with written information on regulations and on complaints and disciplinary procedures in a language which he or she understands. If necessary, these rules should be explained orally. Apart from this every prisoner should have:
(i) Right to effective access to information and all legal provisions regulating conditions of detention;
(ii) Right to consult or to be defended by a legal practitioner of prisoner's choice;
(iii) Right to access to agencies, such as State Legal Aid Boards or similar organizations providing legal services;
(iv) Right to be informed on admission about legal rights to appeal, revision, review either in respect of conviction or sentence;
(v) Right to receive all court documents necessary for preferring an appeal or revision or review of sentence or conviction;
(vi) Right to effective presentation of individual complaints and grievances during confinement in prison to the appropriate authorities;
(vii) Right to communicate with the prison administration, appropriate Government and judicial authorities, as the case may be, for redressal of violation of any or all of prisoners' rights and for redressal of