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
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
Define "hot spotters" and explain the role that mental illness plays in the phenomenon.
What will be an ideal response?
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)