You are an inmate at a state prison. The facility does not provide air conditioning in the cells and you find this to be unreasonable, considering the summers have been unusually hot. Your research in the prison law library is discouraging. You discover that a 1996 law called ________________ drastically curtailed the ability of inmates to file lawsuits.
A)the Correctional Procedures Act
B)the Inmate Tort Limitation Act
C)the Prison Litigation Reform Act
D)three strikes law

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The correct law is the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, which was designed to decrease the number of frivolous lawsuits filed by inmates by imposing several restrictions on their ability to file federal lawsuits.

You Are an Inmate at a State Prison