How do prisoners in military prisons differ from prisoners in state and federal prisons? Describe the rights that state and federal prisoners have that military prisoners lack.

What will be an ideal response?


Most military prisoners are foreign inmates suspected of terrorist acts. Because they are not U.S. citizens, they do not have constitutional protections such as habeas corpus and the right to have a lawyer represent them. Some military prisons have allowed abuses of power to take place.

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A person may not refuse to testify, based on Fifth Amendment grounds, when called as a witness in a grand jury proceeding where the answers might tend to incriminate the witness since the grand jury cannot convict the witness of any crime

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In the context of race and ethnicity, which of the following statements is true of gangs in the United States?

A. Most gang offenses are interethnic because most gangs are racially mixed. B. Most gangs are racially and ethnically segregated. C. Typically, gangs are racially or ethnically homogenous. D. Conflicts between gangs usually involve gangs of different racial or ethnic backgrounds.

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________ is a chronic bacterial infection that is spread by air and is accountable for more deaths worldwide than any other infectious disease.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A suspect is formally charged with the criminal offense in the ____________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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