What Are the Stated Purposes for Which Texas Imprisons Felons

question 73

Multiple Choice

What are the stated purposes for which Texas imprisons felons?

• A) To achieve vengeance and pay restitution to crime victims
• B) To punish, rehabilitate and isolate offenders, and deter crime
• C) To make the prisons self-supporting and isolate offenders from society
• D) To eliminate the drug problem and deter other persons from committing crimes

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