Abraham has been in prison since 1940. He is now 86 years old. Throughout his time in prison, he has seen changes in the prison, the type of inmates being housed, and the laws concerning inmates. When he first got to prison, it was generally accepted that a convicted individual forfeited all rights that were not granted in a statute or a correctional policy. During his early years in prison, Abraham tried to file multiple lawsuits concerning the conditions of confinement. The courts rejected all his claims because they followed the idea that persons sentenced to prison are not entitled to the same constitutional protections they enjoyed before conviction. This policy is referred to as the:

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The "hands-off doctrine" was a policy where courts avoided intervening in prison management or the rights of inmates, based on the belief that prisoners forfeited their rights upon incarceration.

Abraham Has Been in Prison Since 1940