When bringing a lawsuit against jails and prisons, an offender is most likely to win cases when the claim involves ______.

a. sexual abuse
b. poor diet
c. inadequate healthcare
d. overcrowding


d. overcrowding

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Wayte v. U.S. (1985 ) ruled that for a selective prosecution challenge to succeed the defendant must show both a discriminatory _____________ and a discriminatory _____________

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Which of the following categories of offenders is NOT held in a jail?

A) individuals pending arraignment and awaiting trial, conviction, or sentencing B) mentally ill people, pending their movement to appropriate mental health facilities C) probation, parole, and bail bond violators and absconders D) inmates sentenced to terms of more than ten years

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The development of _______________________ for offenders also appears to be altering the jobs of probation and parole agents

a. mandatory sentencing guidelines b. electronic monitoring systems c. "three-strikes-and-you're-out" laws d. all of these

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In Ford v. Wainwright (1986) the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment bars execution of a prisoner who is _____________

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