Offender Rights: Communication and Religion

Outline:

Section 1: Course Overview and Religious Rights

Inmate Rights: Overview

Religious Rights and the Balancing Test

Review

Key Takeaways

Section 2: Communication Rights

Communication Rights and the Balancing Test

Review

Key Takeaways

Section 3: Actions to Protect Inmate Rights and Special Considerations

Actions to Protect Inmates’ Rights

Special Considerations

Review

Key Takeaways

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Contributors

Resources

References

Exam and BrainSparks

Ms. Bryant is a veteran public safety official and legal expert. She has served on her state’s parole board and as Deputy Attorney General responsible for overseeing the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Division. She also served as Assistant Superintendent of a mega-jail housing special management inmates, during which time she became an AJA Certified Jail Manager. She also served as an attorney in the Judge Advocate Generals Corps. She has been an Adjunct Professor at the College of William and Mary Law School and Norfolk State University. She has also consulted and trained for Lexipol, the American Jail Association, and various public safety agencies in the U.S. She is currently a judge in Virginia.

Mrs. Cobb is a Lead SME Writer/Trainer at Relias. Her primary writing responsibilities are in the content areas of public safety and behavioral health. Mrs. Cobb is also the onboarding trainer for new staff joining the Relias Content Department. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies and a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice. She has over 25 years of experience working in criminal and juvenile justice. Her work includes direct service, research, publication development, and training and technical assistance development and delivery.