The World Assembly,
Believing that there exists a substantial mismatch of legal resources between prisoners, regularly indigent, in civil suits alleging malfeasance by prison staff and
Concluding that the only way to correct this imbalance is to provide effective representation to such prisoners,
Finding it ridiculous that member nations may claw back damages issued against them for their own malfeasance by charging prisoners for the costs of their own incarceration, hereby enacts the following:
1. Every prisoner bringing a claim against their prison for malfeasance or violations of rights guaranteed by law have an affirmative right to counsel, provided that the claim is sufficient to establish a cause of action. If the prisoner is indigent, no court costs may be assessed and the fees of such counsel shall be paid for by the state, with fees recoverable against the losing party, but no fees shall be assigned beyond the ability of the losing party to pay. Damages awarded in such cases, at a minimum, must be compensatory.
2. No member nation may permit a prison or place of incarceration to bring a civil action or enforce a civil judgement against a person who was or is incarcerated in that place for compensation or indemnification of financial costs directly arising from that person's incarceration.