CASE 14.3 A South Carolina Inmate Serving a Twenty-Five-Year Sentence for Second-Degree

question 31

Multiple Choice

CASE 14.3
A South Carolina inmate serving a twenty-five-year sentence for second-degree murder was recently diagnosed as HIV-positive. He had argued for years that he should be tested and believed the correctional facility did very little to accommodate this request. Given this information, answer the following questions.
-Following the above decision, the inmate's lawyer cited the case of Hope v. Pelzer, which ruled that:

• A)Improper medical care constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
• B)Correctional officials who knowingly violate an inmate's Eighth Amendment rights can be held liable for damages.
• C)Inmates who have their Eighth Amendment rights violated should be immediately released or have their sentence reduced.
• D)Prisoners should be given special privileges if they are diagnosed with or contract a disease that is detrimental to the health of the prison population.

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Definitions:

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the total amount that consumers are willing and able to pay for a good or service and the total amount that they do actually pay.

Total Costs

refer to the sum of all the expenses involved in producing a good or service, including both fixed and variable costs.

Profit Maximizes

The process by which a company establishes the price and volume of output that leads to the maximum profit.

Deadweight Loss

The reduction in total surplus that results from a market distortion, such as a tax or subsidy, signaling inefficiencies in allocation of resources.