Answer to Sample Question
2
§The correct answer to
deductive reasoning sample question 2 is (c), “Inmate Brown
will have to go through the formal disciplinary process, and staff may be allowed to trim his beard if
he is found to be guilty of
violating the policy,” because the last paragraph of the selection states that inmates who refuse to comply
with grooming requirements
have to go through the formal disciplinary process and afterward may be brought into compliance by
staff members. Answers (a), (b) and (d) are all incorrect.
Although Inmate Brown
does have a medical exemption and is allowed to have a beard, he is required to keep his beard trimmed
closely. The medical exemption does not mean that Inmate Brown
may keep a long beard. Before staff members may trim Inmate Brown’s beard (forcibly or otherwise), Inmate Brown must
first go through the formal
disciplinary process. Finally, the
previous policies do not state
that medical exemptions are granted or revoked on the basis of inmate behavior, so it would not
follow that he would be forced
to completely shave his beard because he is being uncooperative.