One of the Main Problems with the New Prisons in the United

question 37

Multiple Choice

One of the main problems with the new prisons in the United States in the mid-1800s was that, in addition to being expensive and impractical, the extreme isolation often caused prisoners to become:

• A) insane.
• B) talkative.
• C) violent.
• D) mute.

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