Historically, before the second half of the twentieth century, U.S. prisoners:

a. had almost no rights under the Constitution

b. were fully protected by the Constitution.
c. were protected by the Constitution if they plead guilty.
d. were protected by the Fourth Amendment in the privacy of their cells.


a

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