I believe that all prisoners should retain all rights like any other ordinary citizen. Even though prisoners do not have full constitutional rights; they are protected by the eighth amendment’s prohibition against “cruel and unusual punishment”. Regardless of the situation and the circumstance that caused them to take the wrong path; they are still people like us and should be treated equally. For example every citizen has the right to a fair trial prior to convection. In my opinion they should have more right to prove their innocents because there are many individuals that are being wrongfully convicted. If prisoners have rights that allow them to better themselves while in prison, they would see it from a different perspective and motivate
