The hands-off era is said to have ended in 1970 when a federal district court declared in the _____ case the entire Arkansas prison system "so inhumane as to be a violation of the Eighth Amendment bar on cruel and unusual punishment."

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The answer is D because the case mentioned in the question, where the hands-off era was declared to have ended, is Holt v. Sarver. In that case, the federal district court declared the Arkansas prison system to be inhumane, violating the Eighth Amendment. The other cases mentioned in the options are not related to the question.

The Hands-Off Era Is Said to Have Ended in 1970