In the 2011 case of Brown v. Plata, the Supreme Court ordered California to release prisoners if:
a. the state could not guarantee that all correctional officers had received the proper amount of training.
b. the state could not bring the level of medical care up to a constitutional standard.
c. individual prisons exceeded 100 percent intended capacity.
d. the laws regarding marijuana possession changed.
b
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What percentage of all state prison inmates in the United States will eventually be released?
a. less than 67% b. 77% c. 87% d. more than 97%
Donnie is drinking coffee on his morning commute to work. Traffic is badly backed up and is stop and go for miles. While taking a sip from his travel mug he briefly takes his eyes off the road. Simultaneously, traffic slows to a dead stop and unaware of the sudden back up, he rear ends the car in front of him. If there is damage done to the car he hit and the driver wishes to be compensated, how will the matter be handled?
a. criminally b. civilly c. independently d. with strict scrutiny
In April 2007, it was reported that the ______ person was exonerated by DNA evidence.
A. 25th B. 50th C. 100th D. 200th
Young people who begin offending early tend to have long delinquent careers; and at least some youthful offenders progress to increasingly serious forms of delinquency, with a handful of youthful offenders going on to become career offenders
Indicate whether the statement is true or false