Author Question: Cruz v. Beto, a Supreme Court decision involving the right of inmates to exercise their religious ... (Read 34 times)

clmills979 · **on:** Aug 25, 2018

Cruz v. Beto, a Supreme Court decision involving the right of inmates to exercise their religious beliefs, involved

a. a Buddhist who was not allowed to use the prison chapel and was placed in solitary confinement for sharing his religious material with other prisoners.
b. an American Indian inmate who wanted to practice his religion in a Hogan-type hut.
c. a Satanist who desired the ability to possess dead animals.
d. a lawsuit over the provision of special diet.

Question 2

In considering censorship of prison inmates' correspondence, the Court based its ruling not on the rights of the prisoner, but instead on

a. the cost to the state of providing staff to censor all incoming and outgoing mail.
b. the free-world recipient's right to communicate with the prisoner.
c. the amount of contraband that had been coming in via the mail.
d. None of the above