In March 2016, the Florida American Civil Liberties Union found that 23% of the inmates ______ were being kept in solitary confinement.

a. convicted of a drug offense
b. with felony convictions
c. with a mental illness
d. who had filed complaints against the staff


c. with a mental illness

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Determinate sentencing laws have lead to a reduction in the number of incarcerations

a. True b. False

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What type of sentence means that convicted criminals are given a fixed number of years they must serve rather than a range?

a. split b. determinate c. indeterminate d. mandatory

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Define "hot spotters" and explain the role that mental illness plays in the phenomenon.

What will be an ideal response?

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Which case did the U.S. Supreme Court extended the entitlement to state-provided counsel to juveniles?

a. Berger v. United States (1935) b. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) c. Argersinger v. Hamlin (1972) d. In re Gault (1967)

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