A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual
A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual
A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual (JLM) is a handbook of legal rights and procedures designed for use by people in prisons, jails, and hospitals. Since the publication of the First Edition in 1978, tens of thousands of incarcerated persons in institutions across the country have used A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual to exercise their legal rights.
If you are ordering the JLM for an institution or for an individual who is not incarcerated, please select the "For institutions" option.
If you are incarcerated, or if you are ordering the JLM for an incarcerated person, please select the "For incarcerated people" option. Please follow the special instructions below to make sure your order can be processed.
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***SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERS FOR INCARCERATED PEOPLE***
In the "name" portion of the shipping address please include your or your loved one's "inmate identification number." In the "company" box please include the full name of the facility. In the address portion include the facility's book/package mailing address.
In the "comment" box please include any special mail rules for the facility. The JLM mails all packages using USPS. If you need shipment using a different mail carrier, please let the JLM know in the "comment" section.
Choose "free shipping."
***Please expect delivery delays. Books and packages sent to prisons, jails, and hospitals are typically inspected and facility sorting often takes significant time. Please allow 6-8 weeks until reaching out to the JLM staff (jlm.board.mail@gmail.com). After this time frame we will be happy to check the status of your order and work to get it accepted into the facility. We appreciate your patience and understanding.***