What can happen if one's right to a speedy trial is denied?
a. The case is dismissed and the defendant released.
b. The case may never be re-prosecuted.
c. The state is required to pay defendants' exorbitant fees.
d. The judge may be terminated.
Deputy wardens for operations normally oversee the library, mental health, drug and alcohol recovery services, education, prison job assignments, religious services, and prison industries.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Cruz v. Beto, a Supreme Court decision involving the right of inmates to exercise their religious beliefs, involved
a. a Buddhist who was not allowed to use the prison chapel and was placed in solitary confinement for sharing his religious material with other prisoners.
b. an American Indian inmate who wanted to practice his religion in a Hogan-type hut.
c. a Satanist who desired the ability to possess dead animals.
d. a lawsuit over the provision of special diet.
In considering censorship of prison inmates' correspondence, the Court based its ruling not on the rights of the prisoner, but instead on
a. the cost to the state of providing staff to censor all incoming and outgoing mail.
b. the free-world recipient's right to communicate with the prisoner.
c. the amount of contraband that had been coming in via the mail.
d. None of the above
Which of the following is a major problem with speedy-trial time frames?
a. More complex cases legitimately take longer to prepare.
b. Time limits may be waived if the court has a congested docket.
c. The courts have physical problems that limit the rapid flow of cases.
d. More complex cases legitimately take longer to prepare, and time limits may be waived if the court has a congested docket.
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