How can an inmate obtain release from imprisonment as a result of a constitutional challenge to the conditions of prison life?

A. The inmate must make a habeas corpus petition to the courts.
B. The inmate must file a Section 1983 suit.
C. The inmate must force the court to declare the entire prison system to be unconstitutional.
D. There is no way for an inmate to obtain this type of release.


A. The inmate must make a habeas corpus petition to the courts.

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