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Anajune7

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How did Rhodes v. Chapman affect the application of the Eighth Amendment in regard to inmate treatment?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Match the piece of legislation with the appropriate description.
 
  A) The 1891 act of Congress that authorized the construction of the first three federal prisons
  B) Criminalization interstate commerce of prostitution
  C) Prohibition of the sale and consumption of alcohol
  D) The act of Congress that abolished parole, established determinate sentencing, and reduced the amount of good time available to federal offenders
 
  1) Three Penitentiary Act
  2) Sentencing Reform Act of 1984
  3) White Slave Act of 1910
  4) Volstead Act of 1918



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: Rhodes ruled that overcrowding itself is not a violation of the Eighth Amendment. When considering a cruel and unusual punishment accusation against the government, the totality of the conditions must be considered.

Answer to Question 2

Answers: 1) A 2) D 3) B 4) C



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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