The materials in "Cases and Materials on Prison Inmate Legal Assistance" explore the nature of typical inmate legal claims and trace the increasing involvement of the legal profession in the assertion of those claims. They also discuss the important question, too often ignored in law school education and by lawyers and convicted clients alike, of the legal risks that occasionally accompany the overturning of a criminal conviction. "Cases and Materials on Prison Inmate Legal Assistance" was originally published in 1973.