Instructions: Please read the passage and answer the following questions. Please make sure that your response is 200 words or more for each question. You can use outside resources to validate your response. Just as the law applies to those in correctional institutions and convicted individuals under community supervision, the law also regulates the behavior of correctional staff. It is conceivable, then, that legal rights accorded to staff could be curtailed or expanded.

1. Can an argument be made to expand correctional staff protections against discrimination to go beyond race, gender, national origin, and religion? What other status would you protect? Explain your answer. Should statutes regarding age discrimination and discrimination against disabled people be applied to correctional settings that are potentially violent? Why or why not?

2. Should the civil liability of prison officials be expanded beyond the violation of constit