Which of the Following Statements About Prisons Is True

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about prisons is true?

• A) The cost to keep a prisoner in the federal prison system for one is year is very low,about $6,000 per year.
• B) Spending time in prison makes it unlikely that the ex-felon will ever commit another crime.
• C) Spending time in prison often makes the ex-felon a more hardened criminal.
• D) The average convict serves most of his sentence.

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