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Jailhouse Lawyer’s Handbook

Jailhouse Lawyer’s Handbook

Published by The Center for Constitutional Rights and The National Lawyers Guild, National Office, this handbook is a free resource for people in prison who wish to file a federal lawsuit addressing poor conditions in prison or abuse by prison staff. It also contains limited general information about the United States legal system. This handbook is available for free to anyone.

You can download the handbook here.