Competent Help Required in Involuntary Transfers of State Prisoners to Mental Hospitals
Date
1981
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Publisher
Texas Tech Law Review
Abstract
Describes the United States Supreme Court’s case Vitek v. Jones. In Vitek, the Court held that the transfer of a prisoner to a mental health hospital, without notice, an adversary hearing, and a written statement of the facts relied on in the decision, violated the prisoner’s fourteenth amendment due process rights. The author believes that more clarification is required for the standard.
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Keywords
Prisoner’s rights, Due process, Mental health, Vitek v. Jones, Case note
Citation
12 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 516