Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The physical design of a prison has little importance to the facility’s operation.
2. The case of Curry v. Smith, established that an inmate must demonstrate that the prison official(s) were deliberately indifferent to “substantial risk of serious harm” to the inmate in order to establish liability under the Eighth Amendment.
3. The most common method of serving food to inmates is through a small, closed, cell-style room.
4. Even supermax facilities are not completely secure.
5. Security threat groups (STG) refer to the various gangs that existed in and outside of prison.


1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True

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