Proponents of the Pennsylvania Prison System Considered Eastern Pennsylvania Prison

question 9

Multiple Choice

Proponents of the Pennsylvania prison system considered Eastern Pennsylvania Prison an improvement on Western Pennsylvania Prison because it ______.

• A) prevented inmates from working during their sentences
• B) ensured the almost total solitude of its inmates
• C) eschewed solitary confinement, which was injurious
• D) led to the successful reform and penitence of its inmates

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