Author Question: This type of prisoner petition seeks a court order to compel a public entity or official to do ... (Read 77 times)

mcmcdaniel · **on:** Aug 12, 2018

This type of prisoner petition seeks a court order to compel a public entity or official to do something that is owed to the plaintiff as a matter of constitutional or statutory right.

a. mandamus c. motion to compel
b. habeas corpus d. Section 1983 action

Question 2

It costs U.S. taxpayers almost twice as much to have a person placed on probation than to incarcerate them in a prison or jail cell.

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false