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altibaby

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Inmates can bring an action under  1983 against private prison officials to enforce Fourteenth Amendment due process rights and the Eighth Amendment prohibition of _____ punishments through injunctive relief.
 
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What is an encroachment?
 
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Answer to Question 1

cruel and unusual

Answer to Question 2

An encroachment occurs when a property owner builds or erects something on the land of an adjoining property owner, usually along the boundary line of the adjoining properties. An encroachment can be intentionally but is more likely inadvertent, such as a the erection of a fence on what one believed to be the boundary line.



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