Explain Whether Prisoners Should Be Entitled To Constitutional Protections

ANALYSIS OF THE COMPETING INTERESTS OF PUNISHMENT AND LEGAL RIGHTS IN PRISONS Student Name:Instructor:Course:Date Competing Interest of Punishment and Legal RightsBoth federal and state laws rule the implementation and administration of prisons and rights of inmates.Prisoners are not entitled to full constitutional rights.However, prisoners are protected by the law of prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.The eighth amendment law requires prisoners be provided a minimum living standard.Although not entitled to full rights, prisoners have various rights that protect them while in prison Should prisoners be entitled to constitutional protections?Being incarcerated implies that one’s rights are curtailed.However, this does not mean that prisoners do not have basic human rights.In the U.S. even the most hardened criminal possesses basic constitutional rights.Prisoners’ rights vary depending on where they are incarcerated.The rights also depend on the stage of the criminal process in regards to the respective case. The U.S. constitution offers various rights to all prisoners. Are there differences in the entitlements based on race and gender?Officials in the prisons are not allowed to treat prisoners different because of their race or gender.In case of discriminatory effect and intent, court is forced to use intermediate and strict scrutiny to decide constitutional practice.The test used