The Broadest Mechanism for State Prison Inmates to Sue State

question 72

Multiple Choice

The broadest mechanism for state prison inmates to sue state officials in federal court regarding their confinement and their conditions of confinement is ______.

• A) an amicus brief
• B) a civil rights claim
• C) a writ of habeas corpus
• D) a section 1983 suit

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