Inmate Jones believes he is being treated differently by prison officials when compared with his cellmate Smith. To make a legal claim on this point, Jones should use the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause.

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The Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause prohibits states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws, making it the appropriate legal basis for Inmate Jones to claim differential treatment by prison officials.

Inmate Jones Believes He Is Being Treated Differently by Prison