Which Jail Became the First Jail in the United States

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which jail became the first jail in the United States to use confinement as a punishment rather than as a means of pretrial detention?

• A) Walnut Street
• B) Montgomery
• C) Comstock
• D) Greene County

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