Habeas corpus is a Latin phrase for "that you have the body." In our judicial system, habeas corpus has meant that authorities have to bring a prisoner before the judge to prove why the person has been imprisoned. How is habeas corpus a protection for individual rights? A. Habeas corpus prevents officials from changing the law to arrest a person. B. Habeas corpus protects a person from being illegally imprisoned. C. Habeas corpus establishes the amount of bail that a person needs to pay. D. Habeas corpus means that a prisoner can be moved to a new location at any time.