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A writ of habeas corpus is a judicial mandate to a prison official ordering that an inmate be brought to the court so it can be determined whether or not that person is imprisoned lawfully and whether or not he or she should be released from custody. Habeas Corpus is located in Article 1, Section 9, paragraph 2 of the U.S Constitution.

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