Incarceration is a unique situation that limits some of your civil rights. However, there are various laws that could still give you some protection. Some of these laws go to the very highest level of our government. Here are a few examples. The Eighth Amendment As...
A New York prison stint is never supposed to be a picnic. However, there is an important distinction between you having to live in unfavorable conditions and you having to live in downright dangerous ones. A growing number of prisoner reports suggest that prisoners...
While many police officers are committed to the health and safety of citizens they serve, some have little regard for the laws they promised to uphold. As a result, ordinary citizens can be wrongfully imprisoned, injured, or even lose their lives as a result of police...
As an inmate or loved one of an incarcerated person, you expect to serve your sentence free of negligence and abuse. You still have your constitutional rights, even while imprisoned. Some of these rights are medical care, living in humane conditions, being free from...
The fourth amendment protects citizens from unlawful search and seizure. This means that government officials and police cannot search your belongings without certain conditions. It is essential to understand how this amendment protects your rights, and what...
A person serving a prison sentence has the right to do so in humane conditions and free from abuse. However, in New York prisons, this is not always the case. Instances of physical force throughout the prison system seem to rise over the years. Excessive force is a...
While it is true that law enforcement officers have significant latitude to discharge their duties, they sometimes overstep their authority. Victims of potential law enforcement misconduct may rely on Section 1983, a statute that addresses the protection of their...
The role of the police is to protect and serve citizens. While many officers take their role seriously, many others do not. Too often law enforcement oversteps their boundaries, which leads to civil rights violations, injuries and loss of life. As explained by the...
In New York, people like you who end up incarcerated within the system are not fully stripped of all rights. While it is true that incarcerated individuals suffer from a loss of many rights, you still have certain protections. Acts and laws like the Civil Rights of...
As a resident of New York, you have rights that protect you from the misconduct of police officers. But police misconduct covers a wide variety of potential behaviors, actions and situations. Thus, it is important for you to understand what police misconduct is. This...