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 court 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 hand-off doctrine, also known as the hands-off policy, is the belief that the courts should not interfere with the day-to-day operations of prisons and that inmates have limited constitutional rights. This was the prevailing view during Abraham's early years in prison, and it explains why his attempts to file lawsuits concerning the conditions of confinement were rejected by the court.

Abraham Has Been in Prison Since 1940