Prison laws and policies often do not explicitly state the rights and privileges for the individuals residing there. This space is a unique example of where the law-on-the-books meet the law-in-action—a place where “law-in-between” operates in the hands of street-level workers. Using data collected from interviews with restricted housing unit residents and staff in four men's prisons, this paper examines how the law-in-between operates in a highly structured and punitive environment. Findings reveal agreement among residents and staff regarding general definitions and perceptions of rights, with some similarities regarding what rights are broadly. However, divergence exists in discussion of how rights are accessed in practice.

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中间权利：居民对受限住房单元中权利的理解和获得

监狱法律和政策通常没有明确规定居住在那里的个人的权利和特权。这个空间是书本上的法律与行动中的法律相结合的一个独特示例，在这里，“中间法律”在街头工人的手中运作。本文使用从四个男子监狱中受限制的住房单元居民和工作人员的访谈中收集的数据，研究了中间法律如何在高度结构化和惩罚性的环境中运作。调查结果表明，居民和员工之间就权利的一般定义和看法达成了共识，在广泛的权利方面也存在一些相似之处。但是，在实践中如何获得权利的讨论中存在分歧。