Inmate Inmate Rights and Legal Protections

Question 1

Which U.S. Supreme Court case established that prisoners retain constitutional rights not inconsistent with their prisoner status?

Accepted Answer

Wolff v. McDonnell

Answer

Bell v. Wolfish

Answer

Turner v. Safley

Answer

Hudson v. Palmer

Question 2

Under the Eighth Amendment, correctional facilities are prohibited from inflicting what on inmates?

Accepted Answer

Cruel and unusual punishment

Answer

Reasonable restrictions

Answer

Work assignments

Answer

Phone limitations

Question 3

What federal law, enacted in 1996, requires inmates to exhaust all administrative remedies before filing a federal civil rights lawsuit?

Accepted Answer

Prison Litigation Reform Act

Answer

Americans with Disabilities Act

Answer

Prison Rape Elimination Act

Answer

Civil Rights Act

Question 4

Inmates in the U.S. retain which of the following rights while incarcerated?

Accepted Answer

Right to be free from racial discrimination

Answer

Right to vote in all states

Answer

Right to unrestricted phone access

Answer

Right to choose cell assignment

Question 5

What standard do courts use to evaluate whether a prison regulation that restricts inmate rights is constitutional?

Accepted Answer

Turner v. Safley reasonable-relationship test

Answer

Strict scrutiny

Answer

Rational basis test

Answer

Intermediate scrutiny

Question 6

Which act requires prisons to provide reasonable accommodations for inmates with disabilities?

Accepted Answer

Both the ADA and Rehabilitation Act

Answer

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 only

Answer

Americans with Disabilities Act

Answer

Prison Litigation Reform Act