According to the Textbook, the Prison Population Has Grown So

question 40

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook, the prison population has grown so much that what is being done to accommodate it?

• A) Inmates are being kept in prison longer to avoid future recidivism costs.
• B) The building and administration of prisons has become partially privatized.
• C) The maintenance of federal prisons is being passed on to the states.
• D) Inmates are being transferred from prisons to local jails.

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