In a prison in America, an inmate was severely injured from an electric shock caused by a loose wire. The prison warden was aware that the loose wire could harm the inmates but failed to fix the issue. In this scenario, the warden can be charged of violating the inmate's Eighth Amendment rights on the basis of _____.
A. deliberate indifference
B. plausible deniability
C. double jeopardy
D. double marginality
Answer: A
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a. Winds or drafts b. Secondary fires due to collapsing floors or roof c. Stairways or elevator shafts d. All of the above
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A. Exhaustion. B. Exhilaration C. Intoxication D. Eustress.
In 2008, in Boumediene v. Bush, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the then approximately 260 detainees at the supermaximum-security prison at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba did not have the constitutional privilege of habeas corpus.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
_________ and _________ now make up a large percentage of inmates in U.S. correctional facilities
a. African Americans; Hispanics b. African Americans; whites c. Hispanics; whites d. African Americans; Asians