Part 1. The law and policy of sentencing
Introduction to sentencing
Guilty pleas and plea bargaining
The sentencing process
Sentencing statutes and guidelines
Community-based sanctions
The death penalty
Cruel and unusual punishment and noncapital cases
Parole release and probation and parole revocation
Enmeshed penalties and collateral consequences
part 2. The law and policy of corrections
Prisoners' rights : an introduction
First amendment rights
Right of access to the courts
Prison disciplinary proceedings
Transfers, classification, and prison programming
Searches, seizures, and privacy rights
Due-process claims for personal injuries and property deprivations
Cruel and unusual punishment
part 3. Prisoners' rights litigation
The mechanics of litigating inmates' Section [section symbol] 1983 suits
Remedies.