While 400 New Prisons Have Opened in the Last Decade

question 3

Short Answer

While 400 new prisons have opened in the last decade, 40 of the _____ hospitals have closed.

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Definitions:

Case Law

Law established by previous court decisions and based on precedent rather than statutes or regulations; integral to common law legal systems.

Employment-at-will

A legal doctrine that means an employer has the right to terminate an employee at any time for any reason, except an illegal one, and the employee is likewise free to quit, strike, or otherwise cease work.

Terminate

To bring something to an end; in employment, it refers to the act of ending the employment relationship between an employer and employee.

Common Law

A body of unwritten laws based on legal precedents established by the courts, influencing the decision-making process in judicial cases.