The Supreme Court ruled in _________________ that uncomfortable conditions are not unconstitutional but are part of the penalty that inmates pay for committing crimes.

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The Supreme Court ruled in  _________________ that uncomfortable conditions are not unconstitutional but are part of the penalty that inmates pay for committing crimes.

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In Wilson v. Seiter (1991), the Supreme Court ruled that uncomfortable conditions such as overcrowding, lack of privacy, and noise are not unconstitutional and do not violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. The Court held that such conditions are part of the penalty that inmates pay for committing crimes, and that inmates must prove that prison officials acted with deliberate indifference to their health or safety in order to establish a violation of their Eighth Amendment rights. Therefore, option A is the correct answer.

The Supreme Court Ruled in _________________ That Uncomfortable Conditions Are