An inmate seeks $10 million in damages for being kept on a bread and water diet and held in solitary confinement in violation of due process rights. The court holds the correctional agency liable in the amount of $3.5 million. This describes:
A) Nominal damages
B) Compensatory damages
C) Punitive damages
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