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The United States Supreme Court And The Civil Commitment Of Sex Offenders 
Rudolph Alexander 
The Prison Journal 84(3): 361-378 (2004)

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: An Analysis of Kansas V. Crane and the Fine Line between Civil and Criminal Sanctions 
Franklin T. Wilson 
The Prison Journal, 84 (3): 379-394 (2004)

Prisoners' Rights and the Rehnquist Court Era 
Christopher E. Smith 
The Prison Journal 87: 457 – 476 (2007)

Providing Inmate Access to the Courts: U. S. Prison Strategies for Complying With Constitutional Rights 
Michael J. Sabath and William Payne 
The Prison Journal, 92(1): 45-62. (2012)