The Jailhouse Lawyer's Handbook, published by the National Lawyers Guild with the Center for Constitutional Rights (6th edition, 2021), explains how people in prison can bring federal lawsuits over prison conditions and rights violations. It covers the Prison Litigation Reform Act, speech, religion, medical care, privacy, discrimination, and legal research, with sections for women, LGBTQ+ people, pretrial detainees, and non-citizens; a free PDF is available and printed copies can be mailed to people in prison.
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