According to the Text, Approximately ________ of Inmates in the Nation's

question 4

Multiple Choice

According to the text, approximately ________ of inmates in the nation's prisons and jails are not there for their first time.

• A) 10 percent
• B) 25 percent
• C) 50 percent
• D) 70 percent

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Definitions:

Economic Efficiency

A situation where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes the production of goods and services at the lowest cost.

Market

A place or arrangement through which goods and services are exchanged between buyers and sellers.

Public Good

A commodity or service that is provided without profit to all members of a society, either by the government or by a private individual or organization.

Nonrival-in-consumption

A characteristic of goods where one person's consumption does not diminish the ability of others to use the same good.