This title provides a speedy course in the English background and American adoption of the habeas writ and where it might be headed in the future.

This is the first book to focus on the special procedures and concerns when a prisoner moves to vacate, set aside, or correct a federal conviction or sentence under Section 2255.

America now punishes harder and longer and with methods we would have rejected as cruel and unusual not long ago. These changes are profound, their impact affects all our lives, and we have yet to understand the full consequences.

This title gives you clear introductions to concepts followed by realistic examples that get right to the point in a conversational, often humorous style that helps you learn the material each step of the way.

This title concentrates on federal court authority to entertain habeas corpus petitions filed by state prisoners who claim that they were convicted or sentenced in violation of their federal constitutional rights.

This title touches upon virtually every area of post conviction relief and gives everyone a better understanding of the system.