The hands-off era is said to have ended in 1970 when a federal district court declared in the ________ case the entire Arkansas prison system "so inhumane as to be a violation of the Eighth Amendment bar on cruel and unusual punishment."

A. Cooper v. Pate
B. Holt v. Sarver
C. Monroe v. Pape
D. Coffin v. Reichard


Answer: B

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. district attorney B. county attorney C. prosecuting attorney D. attorney general

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