What Case Found Conditions of Confinement in an Entire State

question 9

Multiple Choice

What case found conditions of confinement in an entire state prison system were in violation of the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment?

• A) Rhodes v. Chapman (1981), over Ohio prisons.
• B) Estelle v. Gamble (1976), over Texas prisons.
• C) Geder v. Godinez (1995), over Illinois prisons.
• D) Holt v. Sarver (1970), over Arkansas prisons.

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