-How Did Changes in Religious Belief Influence Ideas About Prison

question 27

Multiple Choice

-How did changes in religious belief influence ideas about prison and punishment?

• A) The prison system began to cast criminal behavior in terms of sinfulness and innate depravity.
• B) Prisoners and the mentally ill were housed together in wretched conditions.
• C) Prisons became "penitentiaries" where prisoners had opportunities to repent and reform.
• D) Prisoners were given greater access to educational resources and public speaking events.

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