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Prison officials know that a prisoner named Ray faces a substantial risk of serious harm from a fellow prisoner. The prison officials deliberately disregard the risk to Ray and fail to take reasonable measures to protect Ray. Ray is seriously harmed by his fellow prisoner. Ray has a strong argument that he has been denied his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.

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Answer:

True

Explanation:

The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution states:

'Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.'The amendment is meant to safeguard Americans against excessive punishments. The fact that the prison officals delibrately disregarded the risk of Ray being harmed and he was seriously harmed, so he doeve a strong argument because he has a right to be freed from cruel and unusual punishment.

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